Trump headlines ASEAN summit, Thailand-Cambodia sign ceasefire deal

KUALA LUMPUR —The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire deal on Sunday watched over by U.S. President Donald Trump, who landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit and to oversee a series of pivotal trade talks on the sidelines. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet signed the agreement at a ceasefire ceremony in front of a sign that read "Delivering Peace", building on a truce signed three months ago. "This declaration, if fully implemented, will provide the building blocks for a lasting peace, but more importantly, it will begin the process of mending our ties," Hun Manet said. "Our border communities have been divided by conflict, and innocent civilians have suffered immense losses." Trump helped broker an end to the five-day conflict in July by calling the then-leaders of the two countries and urging them to end hostilities or risk their respective trade talks with Washington being put on hold. "The United States will have a robust commerce and cooperation, transactions, lots of them, with both nations, as long as they liWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times