Trump Landed In Malaysia And Did A Dance Before Overseeing A Ceasefire Between Thailand And Cambodia
After greeting officials, Trump stepped toward the performers, lifting his arms and moving briefly in rhythm to the music.
US president Donald Trump has kicked off his Asia tour, dancing with performers in Malaysia, before overseeing a ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand.
Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to a ceasefire mediated by the US and China in July after days of fighting along their border that killed at least 38 people and forced more than 300,000 others to flee their homes.
Greeted by Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, Trump arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, Oct. 26, as the first stop of his five-day Asia tour for the ASEAN summit.
The arrival ceremony at Kuala Lumpur International Airport featured dancers from Malaysia’s Malay, Chinese and Indian communities.
After greeting officials, Trump stepped toward the performers, lifting his arms and moving briefly in rhythm to the music.
Hours later, Trump — who had brokered the ceasefire in the weeks before the summit — stood with Ibrahim, the current ASEAN chair, as Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet officially signed the ceasefire agreement beneath a banner reading “Delivering Peace.”
“The United States will have robust commerce and cooperation, transactions, lots of them, with both nations, as long as they live in peace,” Trump said on Sunday.
Under the agreement, both countries will remove heavy weapons from the border, cooperate on landmine clearance, and Thailand will return 18 detained Cambodian soldiers.
Trump will continue his Asia tour with planned visits to Japan and South Korea later this week, where he is expected to meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, as well as Chinese president Xi Jinping for talks on trade and regional security, and potentially visit North Korea to meet with president Kim Jong Un.
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho
