KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — Malaysia has played an active role in fostering peace as the current chairman of ASEAN by bringing Thailand and Cambodia to the negotiation table over a border dispute that turned lethal, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.
He added that the two countries have now agreed to sign a peace pact at the Asean Summit this weekend, with the ceremony set to be witnessed by US President Donald Trump, alongside other world leaders.
“We were successful in helping solve the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand.
“Just recently, the defence ministers of both countries finalised the detailed terms of the peace agreement, and if agreed upon, the signing will be witnessed by Trump, who also supports this resolution, as well as myself,” Anwar said in Parliament.
Malaysia was also behind Myanmar’s military junta agreement to halt fighting and allow humanitarian aid amid a civil war, Anwar said, noting that Myanmar had suffered one of its worst earthquakes in March this year.
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