ISTANBUL
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday that he asked US President Donald Trump to press Cambodia "to cease its offensive actions" during a phone call, as "any meaningful steps toward de-escalation" would be required, following deadly clashes that killed at least 23 people on both sides this week.
He accused Phnom Penh of "breaching the ceasefire and undermining previous confidence-building measures," according to the Thai Enquirer news website.
Trump has urged Bangkok and Phnom Penh to revive the ceasefire pact, Anutin said.
The ongoing border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia have displaced around 700,000 people on both sides of the frontier as the death toll climbed to 23 since Monday, according to the officials and local media.
The two countries signed a peace deal in October in Kuala Lumpur, in the presence of US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, which was suspended after Thai soldiers were seriously injured in a landmine explosion in a border province.
The neighbors have a long-running border dispute that has led to repeated clashes, including in July, when at least 48 people were killed.