Trump to Implement Thailand-Cambodia Peace Blueprint in Malaysia

President Donald Trump will implement a peace blueprint between Thailand and Cambodia in Malaysia, calling it a “great peace deal” that he proudly brokered. The implementation will coincide with the 47th ASEAN summit, where regional leaders will gather to witness this significant diplomatic development.
The peace blueprint comes after a serious escalation of the decades-old border dispute in July 2025, when Thai and Cambodian military forces clashed for five consecutive days along their contested frontier. The clashes resulted in fatalities and forced thousands of civilians to evacuate their homes on both sides of the border, creating a humanitarian emergency.
Malaysia successfully intervened as a neutral mediator and negotiated a ceasefire between the two nations, which was implemented in late July 2025. Since the truce took effect, the Malaysian government has coordinated ASEAN observer teams that remain deployed along the border to monitor compliance and prevent any resumption of hostilities.
President Trump announced via Truth Social while aboard Air Force One that the peace blueprint implementation would occur immediately upon his arrival in Malaysia. This schedule is intended to accommodate all the international dignitaries expected to attend this major 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 implemented peace blueprint addresses a territorial dispute spanning more than 800 kilometers of shared border between Cambodia and Thailand, including multiple non-demarcated areas. Recent diplomatic progress includes agreements reached during an October meeting of the Joint Commission in Chanthaburi, Thailand, where both nations committed to advancing boundary demarcation efforts. Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has stated that both countries are nearing completion of a Declaration of Thailand-Cambodia Relations designed to comprehensively resolve the border situation. The dispute has historically centered on ancient Hindu temple sites in the Dangrek Mountains, with previous serious violence in 2011 near Preah Vihear temple resulting in at least 16 deaths.