White House: Trump calls Thailand, Cambodia after new clashes

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US President Donald Trump called Thailand and Cambodia on Friday (Nov 14) to bolster the peace deal he brokered after fresh clashes erupted between the Southeast Asian neighbours, the White House said.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yc354wjh  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump called leaders of Thailand and Cambodia on Friday to reinforce

00:07the peace deal he brokered after fresh clashes between the neighboring countries.

00:12The Kuala Lumpur peace agreement was signed by Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

00:17and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, witnessed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

00:23and Trump, on October 26, during the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

00:29Thailand suspended the deal on Tuesday after a landmine blast, and both sides later accused

00:35each other of new clashes, during which a civilian was killed in Phnom Penh.

00:41The White House said Trump also engaged with Malaysia to help end the violence.

00:45Meanwhile, Anwar welcomed Trump's involvement, noting that both countries are committed to

00:50dialogue and have withdrawn their troops under the peace agreement framework.

00:55The border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has lasted over a century.

00:59Both July's clashes sparked by Thailand's claims that Cambodia planted landmines that

01:04injured its troops.

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