"KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire agreement on Sunday during a ceremony attended by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose threats of economic pressure prodded the two nations to halt skirmishes along their disputed border earlier this year. Thailand will release Cambodian prisoners and Cambodia will begin withdrawing heavy artillery as part of the first phase of the deal. Regional observers will monitor the situation to ensure fighting doesn't restart."
"'We did something that a lot of people said couldn't be done,' Trump said. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet called it a 'historic day,' and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the agreement creates 'the building blocks for a lasting peace.' The ceremony was Trump's first event after arriving at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, hosted in Kuala Lumpur."
Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire agreement in Kuala Lumpur with U.S. President Donald Trump present. Thailand agreed to release Cambodian prisoners and Cambodia agreed to withdraw heavy artillery in the deal's first phase. Regional observers will monitor the border to prevent fighting from restarting. Trump described the outcome as an achievement many thought impossible. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet called it a historic day, and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul described the pact as building blocks for lasting peace. Trump also signed economic agreements with Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia to increase trade in critical minerals and strengthen secure supply chains.
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