Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 26 -- United States on Sunday signed reciprocal trade agreements with Cambodia and Malayasia and a framework agreement with Thailand and Vietnam during the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also oversaw the signing of a peace accord between Phnom Penh and Bangkok.

"Alongside this peace treaty, we also are signing a major trade deal with Cambodia and a very important critical minerals agreement with Thailand," Trump said.

"These landmark deals demonstrate that America can maintain tariffs to shrink the goods trade deficit while opening new markets for American farmers, ranchers, workers, and manufacturers," US Trade Representative Jamieson Gr...