The US State Department issued a statement on the 25th saying that US Secretary of State Rubio spoke with Cambodian Prime Minister Hong Manai on the phone, saying that the US side is willing to facilitate dialogue between Cambodia and Thailand to ensure peace and stability between the two countries. The brief statement said that Rubio reiterated the need to fully implement the peace agreement signed by Cambodia and Thailand earlier this year. US President Trump spoke on the phone with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand on the 12th and later said that the leaders of the two countries agreed to a cease-fire starting that night. However, the Thai side denied it the next day. Cambodian-Thai border clashes continue. Rubio said at the year-end press conference last week that the US side is “cautiously optimistic” that Thailand and Cambodia can begin a cease-fire on the 22nd or 23rd.

The US State Department issued a statement on the 25th saying that US Secretary of State Rubio spoke with Cambodian Prime Minister Hong Manai on the phone, saying that the US side is willing to facilitate dialogue between Cambodia and Thailand to ensure peace and stability between the two countries. The brief statement said that Rubio reiterated the need to fully implement the peace agreement signed by Cambodia and Thailand earlier this year. US President Trump spoke on the phone with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand on the 12th and later said that the leaders of the two countries agreed to a cease-fire starting that night. However, the Thai side denied it the next day. Cambodian-Thai border clashes continue. Rubio said at the year-end press conference last week that the US side is “cautiously optimistic” that Thailand and Cambodia can begin a cease-fire on the 22nd or 23rd.