Cambodian soldiers ride a truck equipped with a Russian-made BM-21 rocket launcher in Cambodia's northern Oddar Meanchey province, which borders Thailand, on July 27, 2025. (Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images)
"I said, 'I don't want to trade with anybody that's killing each other.' So we just got that one solved. And I'm going to call the two prime ministers who I got along with very, very well and speak to them right after this meeting and congratulate them. But it was an honor to be involved in that. That was going to be a very nasty war. Those wars have been very, very nasty," Trump also said.
"By ending this War, we have saved thousands of lives. I have instructed my Trade Team to restart negotiations on Trade. I have now ended many Wars in just six months — I am proud to be the President of PEACE!" Trump added in a post on Truth Social.
As part of the ceasefire deal, military commanders from both sides will begin to hold talks Tuesday to defuse tensions while Cambodia will host a border committee meeting on Aug. 4, according to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, center, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet left and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai pose for photos after talks on a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday, July 28, 2025. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)
It is "time to start rebuilding trust, confidence and cooperation going forward between Thailand and Cambodia," Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said during a press conference in Malaysia alongside Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X that the U.S. "applauds the ceasefire declaration between Cambodia and Thailand announced today in Kuala Lumpur."
Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers line up for food at an evacuation center in the Surin province of Thailand, on Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP/Sakchai Lalit)
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"President Trump made this happen. Give him the Nobel Peace Prize!" added White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Fox News’ Brie Stimson and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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