US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that fighting between Thailand and Cambodia had been temporarily halted following an agreement to return to the terms of an earlier treaty. He credited the leadership of both countries for reaching what he described as a swift and fair resolution, while asserting that the United States played a key role in facilitating the move toward peace.
“I am pleased to announce that the breakout fighting between Thailand and Cambodia will stop momentarily, and they will go back to living in PEACE, as per our recently agreed to original Treaty. I want to congratulate both great leaders on their brilliance in coming to this rapid and very fair conclusion. It was FAST & DECISIVE, as all of these situations should be! The United States of America, as always, was proud to help,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump also reiterated that he had helped stop eight conflicts over the past eleven months, claiming the United States had become the “real United Nations” while criticising the UN’s limited role, including in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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“With all of the wars and conflicts I have settled and stopped over the last eleven months, EIGHT, perhaps the United States has become the REAL United Nations, which has been of very little assistance or help in any of them, including the disaster currently going on between Russia and Ukraine. The United Nations must start getting active and involved in WORLD PEACE!US President Donald Trump on Sunday,” he added in the post.
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday, bringing weeks of fighting over a long-standing border dispute to a halt.
Under the agreement, both sides agreed to stop military action, freeze troop movements, and allow civilians living near the border to return to their homes as soon as possible.
The clashes between the two neighbouring countries began in July this year. Although a ceasefire was reached that month with the help of US President Donald Trump, the fighting resumed again earlier this month.
Reports citing official figures said the renewed violence has left more than 40 people dead and forced nearly one million residents to flee their homes.
Both countries have blamed each other for starting the violence and harming civilians. Cambodia has accused Thailand of damaging temples near the disputed border, while Thailand has alleged that Cambodian forces were moving troops close to ancient stone monuments.