PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, US President Donald Trump, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul have reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the full and effective implementation of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord.
This comes as renewed tensions flare along the Thailand-Cambodia border, with both countries trading accusations of fresh border clashes.
During their conversation, Anwar said the leaders agreed that meaningful progress must be made on demining, without involving any trade cooperation.
"I continue to appreciate President Trump’s personal and active commitment to resolving this matter," Anwar said in a post uploaded to his social media accounts on Sunday (Nov 16).
Thailand recently suspended a US-brokered ceasefire deal and demanded an apology over allegations that Cambodia had laid new landmines, an accusation Cambodia denies.
Four Thai soldiers were injured after a PMN-2 landmine exploded during a patrol in Sisaket province, with one soldier losing his right leg.
Tensions over the disputed border between the two South-East Asian nations have lingered, erupting into five days of fighting in July that left at least 48 dead and an estimated 300,000 temporarily displaced. Trump and Anwar brokered the ceasefire at that time.
The Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord was signed by Anutin and Hun Manet and witnessed by Anwar and Trump during the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits held in Kuala Lumpur last month.
