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Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed an expanded ceasefire deal on Sunday that President Donald Trump helped broker over the summer, ending their border conflict.
Trump threatened higher tariffs against both countries to push them into agreeing to end the fighting, which left dozens of people dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.
The president watched as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed the expanded ceasefire at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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The agreement requires Thailand to release 18 Cambodian soldiers held prisoner and for both countries to begin removing heavy weapons from the border.
“We did something that a lot of people said couldn’t be done,” Trump said.
Cambodia’s prime minister called it a “historic day” and the Thai prime minister said the agreement establishes “the building blocks for a lasting peace.”
The ceremony was Trump’s first event after arriving at the summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as part of his Asia trip that also includes stops in Japan and South Korea.
Trump landed in the Malaysian capital and performed his trademark campaign trail dance with local performers. He was also seen waving an American flag in one hand and a Malaysian flag in the other.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim praised the agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, saying during opening remarks at the summit that “it reminds us that reconciliation is not concession, but an act of courage.”
After the expanded ceasefire agreement was signed, Trump reached separate economic deals with Cambodia and Thailand.
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Trump also signed agreements with Malaysia involving trade and critical minerals. The U.S. has been working to expand its supply chains to reduce reliance on China, as Beijing has limited exports of key components in technology manufacturing.
The U.S. and Malaysia released a joint statement saying an agreement was reached “to strengthen our bilateral economic relationship, which will provide both countries’ exporters unprecedented access to each other’s markets.”
“The Agreement will build upon our longstanding economic relationship, including the United States-Malaysia Trade Investment Framework Agreement signed in 2004,” the statement said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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