At the invitation of Malaysia, the Chair of ASEAN, Malaysia, on behalf of Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha held a special meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this afternoon (July 28), to discuss the border situation. This marks the first face-to-face direct dialogue between the leaders of both countries since the conflict at the Cambodian-Thai border occurred on July 24. Prior to the commencement of the meeting, both parties emphasized that the focus of negotiations should be the immediate cessation of hostilities.