US president Donald Trump has hailed a “historic” ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand after both nations on Sunday signed an expansion of the peace deal to end their border conflict.
Mr Trump, who is in Malaysia, had used the threat of higher tariffs against both countries to force them to agree to end the fighting that resulted in dozens of deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands.
The US president announced that both sides have agreed to cease all hostilities and that the “peace deal” will save millions of lives.
At least 18 Cambodian prisoners of war would be released following the ceasefire extension, he added. The agreement mandates both sides to begin removing heavy weapons from the border area.
Mr Trump on Sunday 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 (Asean), of which both nations are members.
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