Trump to Inaugurate Thailand-Cambodia Peace Process Completion in Malaysia

President Donald Trump will inaugurate the completion of the Thailand-Cambodia peace process in Malaysia, bringing formal recognition to what he describes as a “great peace deal” that he brokered. The inauguration will coincide with the 47th ASEAN summit, where Trump will also engage in discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The peace process completion follows violent clashes that erupted in July 2025 between Thai and Cambodian military forces over disputed border territories. The five-day confrontation resulted in fatalities and forced thousands of civilians to abandon their homes on both sides of the border, creating a humanitarian emergency that demanded urgent international attention.
Through Malaysian mediation, a ceasefire was successfully negotiated and implemented in late July 2025, bringing an immediate halt to the fighting. Malaysia has continued its peacekeeping efforts by coordinating ASEAN observer missions that monitor the truce and ensure both Thailand and Cambodia comply with the terms of the ceasefire agreement.
President Trump announced via Truth Social while aboard Air Force One that the peace process inauguration would occur immediately upon his arrival in Malaysia. This timing is designed to accommodate all the international dignitaries attending this historic diplomatic event, including Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and other ASEAN leaders. Trump also expressed sympathy for Thailand following the death of the Queen Mother and confirmed plans to meet with Thailand’s Prime Minister upon landing.
The completed peace process represents the culmination of months of diplomatic work, including recent breakthroughs achieved during a two-day special meeting of the Cambodia-Thai Joint Commission on Demarcation for the Land Boundary held in Chanthaburi, Thailand, on October 21-22. Both nations reached several key agreements aimed at expediting the land demarcation process along their more than 800-kilometer shared border. Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has indicated that both sides are moving closer to finalizing a comprehensive Declaration of Thailand-Cambodia Relations to permanently resolve border issues. The territorial dispute has historically centered on competing claims to ancient Hindu temple sites in the Dangrek Mountains, with the most serious previous incident occurring in 2011 when clashes near Preah Vihear temple resulted in at least 16 deaths.