Overview
- Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet signed the accord in Kuala Lumpur at the ASEAN summit, with U.S. President Donald Trump present for the ceremony.
- First‑phase measures include Thailand releasing 18 detained Cambodian soldiers and the start of heavy‑weapons and landmine withdrawals along the frontier under Malaysian and ASEAN monitoring.
- Thailand’s foreign minister described the document as a joint declaration and a pathway toward peace rather than a formal peace treaty, underscoring that progress depends on on‑the‑ground follow‑through.
- Hun Manet publicly nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting U.S. pressure and engagement for helping bring the parties to agreement.
- During the Malaysia stop, the White House also announced trade deals and negotiation frameworks with regional partners, including arrangements with Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.