Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday he was scheduled to speak to U.S. President Donald Trump late in the day, as border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand continued for a fifth day.

Anutin told reporters that the call with Trump would take place about 2120 local time (1420 GMT).

Trump is keen to intervene again to stop the fighting and salvage a ceasefire he brokered earlier this year, pledging for a third day to make calls to the leaders of both countries to try to stop the fighting.

At the Congressional Ball late on Thursday, Trump burnished his credentials as a global peace-maker and expressed confidence he would get the truce “back on track”.

“We’ve solved eight wars. Think of it. Eight wars have been solved, although Thailand and Cambo

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