Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet shake hands and hold up a document, during the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Southeast Asian leaders sign ceasefire between Thailand
and Cambodia
President Donald Trump on Sunday co-signed a ceasefire
agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, alongside leaders from Malaysia,
Thailand and Cambodia, during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit
in Kuala Lumpur.
By Nathan Morley
President Donald Trump on Sunday co-signed a
ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, alongside leaders from
Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, during the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur.
47th ASEAN Summit in
Kuala Lumpur
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodian Prime
Minister Hun Manet and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim joined Trump for
the signing ceremony, which formalized a deal aimed at preventing further
conflict along the disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia.
The agreement builds on a truce brokered in July, when Trump
threatened to impose higher tariffs on both countries unless they ended five
days of border fighting that left dozens dead and displaced hundreds of
thousands.
Cambodians celebrate
signing of Cambodia-Thailand peace deal (ANSA)
Under the first phase of the deal, Thailand will release 18
Cambodian soldiers and begin removing heavy weapons and landmines from the
border region.
Malaysian troops will be deployed to monitor the area and
help prevent renewed hostilities.
The 500-mile frontier between Thailand and Cambodia
has been a source of tension for decades, stemming from a vaguely defined
French colonial-era treaty signed in 1907.
The latest flare-up centered on territory near the Laotian
border and a region that includes several 1,000-year-old temples from the
Angkor Empire.
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