US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believed both Thailand and Cambodia wanted to settle their differences after he told the leaders of both countries that he would not conclude trade deals with them unless they ended their fighting.

Before U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to the two leaders, clashes on the Thai-Cambodian border persisted into a third day and new flashpoints emerged Saturday as both sides said they had acted in self-defence in the border dispute,

President Trump said Monday he spoke to the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia after the two nations agreed to a ceasefire ending five days of fighting in the region. “Just spoke to the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand and Prime Minister of Cambodia.