Thailand and Cambodia have contested sovereignty for more than a century over un-demarcated points along their disputed 817km land border, first mapped in 1907 by France when it ruled Cambodia as a colony.
Border tensions erupted into fighting in July, when at least 48 people were killed and an estimated 300,000 temporarily displaced.
Landmine blasts along disputed border areas were also the catalysts for the clashes, with at least seven Thai soldiers severely injured in mine-related incidents since Jul 16.
But both countries agreed on an initial truce in late July following an intervention by Trump, Chinese diplomats and Anwar.
Leaders met on the sidelines of the 47th Asean Summit in October and signed a peace deal, known as the “KL Peace Accord” – with Anwar and Trump both present as witnesses.
Since then, border tensions have renewed and Malaysia has offered to host fresh peace talks.
“They contacted us,” Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told reporters on Nov 14, adding that both parties had requested for talks to be held in Kuala Lumpur.
Anwar said he believes the subject will be raised when Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visits Malaysia on Nov 26.
“I don’t know about the internal politics or domestic politics there to suggest that we interfered,” Anwar said during Saturday’s presser.
“Our friends in Thailand must not misunderstand this. Our interest is just to help them achieve peace. On the contrary, we must remain committed to our initial position on what is happening there (along the Thai-Cambodian border).”
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