Thailand and Cambodia Sign Ceasefire in the Presence of Trump After Border Conflict
The Malaysian capital witnessed today, Sunday, the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump, who played the role of mediator to end a border conflict that erupted last July and lasted five days, resulting in more than 40 deaths and forcing about 300,000 people to flee.
The agreement was officially signed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, while Trump also signed the agreement during his visit to the Malaysian capital, the first stop on an Asian tour that includes Japan and South Korea, as part of his participation in the ASEAN summit.
The signing of the agreement came immediately after Trump's arrival in Malaysia, where he is scheduled to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the same tour.
The agreement follows a three-month truce that was reached after direct communications made by Trump with the leaders of both countries, urging them to stop hostilities or face the possibility of suspending their trade talks with Washington.
It is noted that the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia erupted in July and quickly escalated into the fiercest military clashes between the two countries in decades.
After five days of fighting, a ceasefire was agreed upon through U.S. mediation, but both sides have since continued to exchange accusations of violating the truce.
