President Donald Trump will sign what he calls a historic peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia immediately upon landing in Malaysia, the US president announced while traveling on Air Force One. The agreement represents a significant diplomatic achievement aimed at ending a long-standing border dispute that turned violent in mid-2025.
The border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia reached a critical point in July 2025 when military forces from both nations clashed along their disputed frontier for five consecutive days. The violent confrontation resulted in casualties on both sides and triggered a mass displacement of civilians living in border communities, creating an urgent need for international intervention.
Through Malaysia’s diplomatic efforts, a ceasefire was successfully negotiated and implemented in late July 2025, bringing an immediate halt to the fighting. The Malaysian government has since coordinated ASEAN observer teams that remain deployed along the border to monitor the truce and prevent any violations that could reignite hostilities between the two nations.
In a Truth Social post, President Trump expressed both his pride in brokering the peace deal and his condolences for the recent passing of Thailand’s Queen Mother. He indicated that he would meet with Thailand’s Prime Minister shortly after landing and that the peace deal signing would proceed immediately to accommodate the large gathering of international leaders attending this significant diplomatic event.
The peace agreement caps months of intensive diplomatic work, including recent progress made 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. During these talks, both nations reached several key agreements to expedite the land demarcation process. Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has stated that both sides are nearing completion of a Declaration of Thailand-Cambodia Relations designed to comprehensively address the border situation. The territorial dispute encompasses more than 800 kilometers of shared border and includes competing claims over ancient temple sites that have been sources of tension for decades, with the most serious incident occurring in 2011 when clashes near Preah Vihear temple resulted in at least 16 deaths and prompted UN Security Council involvement.