🔗 Share this article Trump Urges the Thai government to Recommit to Cambodia Ceasefire with Trade Penalties The United States has applied pressure on the Thai administration to recommit to a truce deal with Cambodia, stating that trade talks could be paused as attempts are made to stop a Donald Trump-brokered peace agreement from falling apart. Rising Border Hostilities Earlier this week, Thailand announced it was putting on hold the ceasefire deal, accusing Cambodia of laying fresh landmines along the mutual frontier, among them an incident that reportedly wounded a Thai military personnel on patrol, who suffered a foot amputation in the blast. Since then, one person has been killed and multiple individuals injured by gunfire along the border between the two nations, raising concerns of a fresh wave of tit-for-tat fighting. US Trade Pressure Over the weekend, a representative from Thailand's foreign office told journalists that a official communication from the Office of the US Trade Representative declaring the pause in trade negotiations was received on Friday night. He quoted the letter as stating that trade negotiations – which are focusing on a 19 percent American duty – could resume once the Thai government reaffirmed its commitment to carrying out the mutual truce agreement. “Tariff negotiations will continue and remain separate from border issues,” said another government spokesperson. President’s Economic Warning Speaking to the press on Air Force One as he flew to Florida on the end of the week, the US leader implied that he had employed tariff warnings in calls with the south-east Asian leaders. He stated, “Today, I prevented a conflict using tariffs, the menace of duties,” adding, “they’re doing great. I think they’re gonna be fine.” Truce Deal Origins The President witnessed the finalization of a ceasefire agreement, held in Malaysia this last autumn, and has touted it as one of multiple agreements around the globe he claims should win him the Nobel Peace prize. The most severe clashes in a ten years between Thai and Cambodian troops broke out in mid-summer, with exchanges of fire, shelling and aerial attacks leaving dozens of people killed and hundreds of thousands forced to flee. Longstanding Border Dispute Thailand and Cambodia have a historic territorial disagreement that dates back to disagreements over maps from the colonial period drawn up by the French. Historic shrines along the frontier are disputed by each nation. Reuters contributed to this report.