Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed an expansion of a ceasefire that US President Donald Trump helped broker this summer to end their border conflict. The agreement was signed soon after Trump’s arrival
at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur. Trump said: “This is a momentous day for all of the people of Southeast Asia as we sign a historic agreement to end the military conflict between Cambodia and Thailand…I held phone calls with both leaders. I was playing golf but I thought it was more important. We reached the ceasefire agreement in July…Now, these gentlemen will sign KL Ceasefire Accords… Eighteen Cambodian prisoners will be released.”
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Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim helped convene meeting between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur, said Trump.
The agreement builds on a truce reached three months ago after Trump urged them to end hostilities or risk putting their respective trade talks with Washington on hold. Trump used the threat of higher tariffs against both countries to help get them to agree to end the fighting that resulted in dozens of deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands.
The US leader watched as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed the expanded ceasefire at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which both nations are members.
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The agreement included Thailand releasing 18 Cambodian soldiers held prisoner and for both sides to begin removing heavy weapons from the border area. Territory along the 800-kilometre frontier between Thailand and Cambodia has been disputed for decades, but previous confrontations were limited and brief.
“We are proud of the Gaza peace plan. We are also signing trade deal with Cambodia and critical minerals deal with Thailand. It is one of the eight wars my administration ended in eight months. Nothing like this has been done in history.”
Trump, while exchanging documents with Ibrahim, said, “You got a very interesting signature. It’s very artistic.”
VIDEO | Kuala Lumpur: US President Donald Trump participates in an expanded bilateral trade and critical minerals deal signing with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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Referring to the Afghanistan-Pakistan clash, Trump said, “I heard that Pakistan and Afghanistan have started up, but I will solve it very quickly. Pakistan Field Marshal and PM are great people.”
“I will also be talking to President Xi…The UN should be stopping war but they don’t do it. They stopped by telepromter and escalator,” said Trump.
Meanwhile, Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held talks with Trump and agreed to strengthen the bilateral alliance during their first telephone talks according to the Japanese premier’s office. The call, which lasted approximately 10 minutes, focused on strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation, according to comments posted on the Japanese premier’s official website.
Trump offered his congratulations to Takaichi on her assumption of office and stated that “strengthening the Japan-US Alliance is a top priority of Japan’s foreign and security policy.” The two leaders confirmed that they would cooperate to continue elevating the Japan-US Alliance to new heights.
Trump is scheduled to begin a three-day visit to Japan starting Monday, marking their first in-person discussions, Kyodo News reported, linking the recent telephone talk to the forthcoming bilateral engagement. This upcoming visit will mark Trump’s first trip to Japan in nearly six years.
With AP, Reuters, ANI Inputs
