Goa, July 28 -- Thai and Cambodian leaders are set to meet on Monday in Kuala Lumpur in an urgent effort to halt the most intense border clashes between the two nations in over a decade. The meeting follows U.S. President Donald Trump's intervention, where he threatened trade tariffs to pressure both sides into agreeing to a ceasefire.

Thailand's Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will meet at 3 p.m. local time at the office of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is hosting the talks in his capacity as ASEAN Chair, according to Thai government spokesperson Jirayu Houngsub.

The United States is also playing an active role, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirming that U.S. dipl...