KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord today to de-escalate the border conflict that has killed dozens and displaced more than 300,000 people since July.
The peace agreement was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who currently chairs Asean, and United States President Donald Trump at the KL Convention Centre.
The ceremony, initially slated for later today, was brought forward to make way for Anutin to return to Thailand to oversee funeral arrangements for Queen Mother Sirikit.
Expressing his gratitude to Trump, Anwar said the US president personally spoke to Hun and Anutin, urging a speedy resolution to the conflict.
“Thank you for your concern, empathy and commitment to support this peace deal.
“The world needs leaders who promote peace strongly and to achieve that, you have to break some rules,” Anwar said, before the signing of the peace accord.
Meanwhile, Trump described both Hun and Anutin as “high-quality people and gentlemen”, who he said, “have great respect for each other.”
He also disclosed some of the key conditions agreed upon by both leaders in the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord.
These conditions, he said, include cessation of all hostilities and the restoration of friendly neighbourly relations between both countries.
The agreement also includes the release of 18 Cambodian prisoners of war, which will be overseen by observers from Malaysia and other Asean member states.
