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Three months after heavy fighting in the border area between Thailand and Cambodia, both countries signed a peace agreement in the presence of US President Donald Trump. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet sealed the agreement on Sunday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Trump had recently landed there as a guest at the summit of the Southeast Asian community of states, Asean – it is the first stop on his multi-day trip to Asia.

The agreement is a reminder “that reconciliation is not a concession, but an act of courage, and that peace, once chosen, can reshape the future of nations,” emphasized Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, whose country is chairing the Asean summit this year.

Donald Trump has landed in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. He wants to be present at the signing of a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia – the USA mediated the conflict alongside Malaysia and China. There were days of heavy fighting between the neighboring countries on their 800-kilometer-long border in July.

In addition to monitoring a ceasefire, the agreement largely deals with military matters such as the withdrawal of heavy weapons and mine clearance. Border disputes are not addressed, nor are the border still closed by Thailand and ongoing provocations by the Thai military.