While Thailand and Cambodia have reached a temporary ceasefire in their border conflict, it is unlikely to hold as the conflict’s escalation is driven by Thai and Cambodian elites’ efforts to

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister’s office said Sunday. This comes following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end a deadly border dispute, now in its fourth day, which has killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 218,000.

As part of the cease-fire deal, military commanders from both sides will hold talks Tuesday to defuse tensions while Cambodia will host a border committee meeting on Aug. 4.

China has dismissed allegations that it was supplying weapons to Cambodia amid its ongoing border conflict with Thailand that has led to at least 33 people dying and hundreds of thousands displaced.

The fighting has killed at least 14 people in Thailand, while Cambodia confirmed its first fatality on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had instructed his trade team to resume negotiations on trade with Thailand and Cambodia after the two nations agreed to a ceasefire. "Just spoke to the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand and Prime Minister of Cambodia,