Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire signing as Asia tour gets under way
by Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#710W9)
Trump has begun a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, his first visit to the region since taking office in January
Donald Trump has overseen the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the first day of an Asia tour where he will seal new trade agreements and hold a crucial meeting with Xi Jinping.
The US president arrived in Malaysia on Sunday ahead of the Asean summit in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. At a ceasefire ceremony in front of a sign that read Delivering Peace", the Thai prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, and his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Manet, signed an expanded ceasefire deal related to a deadly five-day conflict in July.
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