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US President Donald Trump will visit Malaysia on October 26, Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on Tuesday, adding that he was “looking forward” to witnessing a ceasefire deal between Southeast Asian neighbours Thailand and Cambodia.
Malaysia and the United States will facilitate the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, which will require both sides to remove all mines and heavy artillery from their borders, Mohamad said.
He said he hopes the agreement will be signed during the coming meeting of leaders from Asean set to take place in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur from October 26 to 28.
“During the summit, we hope to see the signing of a declaration known as the Kuala Lumpur Accord between these two neighbours to ensure peace and a lasting ceasefire,” Mohamad told the media.


Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over undemarcated points along their 817-km (508-mile) land border erupted into a deadly five-day conflict in July.
The worst fighting between the two countries in over a decade saw at least 48 people killed and hundreds of thousands temporarily displaced on both sides.
On Sunday, the Thai foreign ministry said the foreign ministers of both countries met in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend to discuss the ceasefire, with US and Malaysian officials present.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has said he nominated the US president for a Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with “innovative diplomacy” that ended the clashes.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said last week that he received a letter from Trump, with the US leader saying he wanted to see the two fighting neighbours resolve tensions.
The East Asia summit, to be held during this month’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting, will issue a chairman’s statement rather than a joint statement, as the US had objected to the use of the word “inclusivity”, Mohamad added, without elaborating.
Leaders of all 10 members of the grouping and trading partners, such as China, Japan, Russia and the US, will attend the summit.


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Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said the US president will visit Kuala Lumpur on October 26


Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said the US president will visit Kuala Lumpur on October 26.


Malaysia says Trump to witness Thailand-Cambodia peace deal at Asean summit

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Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said the US president will visit Kuala Lumpur on October 26