Trump says he will make phone call to stop renewed Thai-Cambodia fighting

Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of targeting civilians in border attacks on Wednesday, as US President Donald J. Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the fighting and salvage a ceasefire he brokered in July.

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The two Southeast Asian nations have each blamed the other for the clashes that started on Monday and remain at odds on a diplomatic solution to the border tensions that have been simmering for months.

Thailand’s foreign minister said in an interview on Tuesday that he saw no potential for negotiations, adding the situation was not conducive to third-party mediation, while a top adviser to Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet told Reuters his country was “ready to talk at any time.”

Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening, Mr. Trump listed a number of wars that he claimed he helped stop, including between Pakistan and India, and Israel and Iran, before commenting on the renewed conflict in Southeast Asia.

“I hate to say this one, named Cambodia-Thailand and it started up today and tomorrow I am going to have to make a phone call. Who else could say I’m going to make a phone call and stop a war of two very powerful countries, Thailand and Cambodia.”