Trump claims US helped end Thailand-Cambodia border conflict

US President Donald Trump has asserted that the recent border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has been resolved with Washington's mediation.

Trump made the remarks during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry, Scotland, Caliber.Az reports per foreign media.

The American leader indicated that US diplomatic efforts had helped de-escalate the situation, which had lasted several days but, he claimed, could have dragged on for years and caused mass casualties.

The White House had previously confirmed that Trump spoke by phone with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

During those conversations, Trump reportedly warned both leaders that the United States would suspend trade negotiations until hostilities ceased.

The conflict, which displaced hundreds of thousands of people on both sides, appears to have been brought under control following international pressure.

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" after five days of fighting that left at least 33 people dead and displaced more than 270,000.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who brokered the deal, called it "a vital first step to a de-escalation and a restoration of peace and security."

Thailand had initially rejected mediation but relented after US President Donald Trump warned that tariff negotiations would be frozen unless the "fighting STOPS."

According to Thai officials, most of their casualties were civilians killed by Cambodian rocket fire, with 14 civilian deaths reported. Cambodia says 13 people have been killed on its side, including eight civilians.

Both sides exchanged artillery and rocket fire, even as peace talks were under way in Kuala Lumpur. A 75-year-old Cambodian evacuee said she still felt unsafe and wanted to "see the war stop this evening."

By Aghakazim Guliyev