SISAKET, Thailand/WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to meet immediately to quickly work out a ceasefire, as he sought to broker peace after three days of fighting along their border.

The fighting began on Thursday morning close to the ancient Ta Muen Thom temple, beside the border between Thailand’s Surin province and Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province.View on euronews

Both Parties are looking for an immediate Ceasefire and Peace,” Trump wrote, adding that he had been relaying messages between the two leaders.

In light of escalating hostilities along the Cambodia-Thailand border, the Indian Embassy in Cambodia on Saturday issued a travel advisory urging Indian nationals to avoid visiting border areas. The advisory comes as clashes between the two Southeast Asian nations enter their third consecutive day,

Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as border fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia's leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down.

"The U.S. already flunked the test and that should be a wakeup call," a former senior U.S. State Department official told Newsweek.