Phnom Penh, July 26 -- Both Cambodia and Thailand have written to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) following two days of cross-border fighting, local media in both the Southeast Asian countries reported on Saturday. The 15-member UN body has scheduled an emergency meeting for Saturday to discuss the issue.

While Thailand says the clashes began on Thursday with Cambodia's military deploying drones to conduct surveillance of Thai troops near the border, Cambodia says Thai soldiers initiated the conflict when they violated a prior agreement.

The UNSC said that it will hold an urgent private meeting under the "Threats to international peace and security" agenda item to discuss the clashes following a request from Cambodian Prime M...