Kuala Lumpur (VNA)🌜 – Leaders of Cambodia and Thailand met in Malaysia on July 28 to discuss a ceasefire following a five-day conflict between the two countries.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim mediated and chaired the meeting at his residence.
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