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Trump to Attend Malaysia’s Oct. 26 ASEAN Summit as Kuala Lumpur Accord Sought

Malaysia outlines a U.S.-backed plan for a Thai–Cambodia ceasefire conditioned on demining plus heavy weapons withdrawal.

A drone view shows Thai soldiers and riot police officers confronting Cambodian people in a disputed village along the Thailand-Cambodia border in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, September 17. via Royal Thai Army

Overview

  • Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said President Donald Trump will visit Kuala Lumpur on October 26 for the ASEAN leaders’ meeting and is looking forward to witnessing a Thailand–Cambodia ceasefire agreement.
  • Malaysia says it will work with the United States to facilitate the deal, which would require both countries to remove landmines and heavy artillery from their border.
  • Officials hope to formalize the ceasefire as the Kuala Lumpur Accord during the October 26–28 summit in the Malaysian capital.
  • Reuters reports the July border fighting lasted five days, killed at least 48 people and temporarily displaced hundreds of thousands on both sides.
  • Per Malaysian and Thai accounts, the two nations’ foreign ministers met in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend with U.S. and Malaysian officials, and the East Asia Summit is expected to issue a chairman’s statement after disagreement over wording.