Marco Rubio thanks Malaysian counterpart for role in deescalating tensions, says State Department - Anadolu Ajansı

State Department officials are currently in Malaysia to assist in the ceasefire talks between Thailand and Cambodia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. The two Southeast Asian countries have been involved in a deadly border conflict since late last week,

Thailand and Cambodia have reaffirmed their ceasefire intended to end five days of armed combat along their border after the accord got off to a shaky start. The agreement to stop fighting was reached Monday when Thailand's Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet arranged an “immediate and