Rubio hopes Thailand, Cambodia will restore truce by Monday or Tuesday
The US hopes a renewed ceasefire will be reached by early next week to end clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces, secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Friday.
“We are working hard to push everybody back to compliance. And we are cautiously optimistic that we can get there by Monday or Tuesday of next week,” Rubio told journalists.
Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian bloc Asean are set to meet Monday in Kuala Lumpur, where they will discuss the crisis.
Rubio spoke Thursday by telephone with Thai foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and said the administration would hold further conversations over the weekend.
President Donald Trump had earlier this year claimed victory after he pressed for an earlier ceasefire, placing Thailand and Cambodia on a list of wars he said he solved.
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