Kuala lumpur: President Donald Trump is not over with his praises on Malaysia’s leadership under the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over the country’s successful role, which led to the landmark signing of the Cambodia-Thailand peace deal, last week.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Trump described the situation of the conflict as “too hot with bullets flying all over the place” at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) platform today. He noted that with the help of Malaysia, the peace deal was successfully signed between the two countries at the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and related meetings held in Kuala Lumpur last Sunday.

Trump highlighted Malaysia’s role as a mediator, stating, “And after about two days, we ended up with the help of Malaysia. Malaysia was like a mediator. We used beautiful facilities in Malaysia.” He praised the efforts of the Malaysian Prime Minister, stating, “Prime Minister was great, great guy. Just left him and within two days, we signed the deal. The two people (Thailand and Cambodia) came in, they were like best friends. It was a beautiful thing to see, we save probably millions of lives,” he remarked during his speech at the APEC CEO Summit Korea 2025.

The peace deal, known as the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord, was signed by Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, with Trump and Anwar signing as witnesses.

Trump is on the final stage of his Asia tour, having visited Malaysia and Japan. He is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping tomorrow to discuss tariff issues ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) starting this Friday.

Anwar, who also serves as the Finance Minister, is leading the Malaysian delegation to the AELM and is expected to arrive in the country tomorrow.