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At least two of several agreements aimed at ending global conflicts that President Donald Trump has hailed as evidence of his negotiating prowess are in trouble and at risk of collapsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Less than a week after Congo and Rwanda signed a deal in Trump\u2019s presence in Washington that was meant to halt fighting in eastern Congo, and less than two months after he witnessed Cambodia and Thailand sign a ceasefire pact in Malaysia to end their border conflict, fighting has surged in both places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The developments have caused international alarm, which on Tuesday resulted in urgent calls to halt the renewed violence from countries involved in the African Great Lakes region and from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In each case, the statements urged the combatants to live up to their commitments in the deals that Trump has touted in part as the rationale for casting himself as the \u201cpresident of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump expressed confidence late Tuesday that once again he could end the fighting between Cambodia and Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTomorrow I\u2019ll have to make a phone call,\u201d Trump said at a rally in Pennsylvania. \u201cWho else could say, \u2018I\u2019m going to make a phone call and stop a war of two very powerful countries, Thailand and Cambodia?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A joint statement released by the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes expressed \u201cprofound concern\u201d over the situation in Congo\u2019s South Kivu region, where new deadly violence blamed on the Rwandan-backed M23 militia group has exploded in recent days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ICG urges the M23 and the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) to immediately halt their offensive operations in eastern DRC, in particular in South Kivu, and calls on the RDF to withdraw from eastern DRC and on M23 to return to its positions\u201d as stipulated in multiple agreements that culminated in the signing of a deal in Washington on Thursday with Presidents Felix Tshisekedi of Congo and Paul Kagame of Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The White House had touted it as a \u201chistoric\u201d agreement brokered by Trump following monthslong peace efforts by the U.S. and its partners, including the African Union and Qatar, finalizing an earlier deal signed in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great day for Africa, a great day for the world,\u201d Trump said then. He added, \u201cToday, we\u2019re succeeding where so many others have failed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Great Lakes contact group \u2014 which includes Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States and the European Union \u2014 urged all sides \u201cto uphold their commitments\u201d under the deal signed last week and \u201cimmediately de-escalate the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State Department, using an acronym for the Democratic Republic of Congo, said the U.S. \u201cis deeply concerned by the ongoing violence in eastern DRC, driving displacement and inflicting suffering on countless families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Trump administration continues to advance its diplomatic engagement on this important issue, working to ensure the full implementation of the recently signed agreements and restore stability on the ground,\u201d it said. \u201cWe are working closely with regional partners to uphold the commitments made and reinforce the ceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a separate statement, Rubio said the U.S. is concerned by an uptick in fighting between Cambodia and Thailand along their contested border, just over a month after the two countries signed an agreement in Malaysia that was pushed for by Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe strongly urge the immediate cessation of hostilities, the protection of civilians, and for both sides to return to the deescalatory measures outlined in the Oct. 26 Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords,\u201d Rubio said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cambodia-Thailand deal has been faltering for weeks, but it took a big hit when fighting broke out following a weekend skirmish in which two Thai soldiers were injured. Five days of fighting since has left dozens dead on both sides and forced the evacuation of over 100,000 civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has repeatedly cited seven or eight agreements, including these two, as proof of his success in ending conflicts, although another one \u2014 an internationally endorsed plan to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza \u2014 is still not finalized and in limbo, with sporadic fighting continuing while a critical second phase remains a work in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His efforts to halt the fighting between Russia and Ukraine have so far proven unsuccessful. Other deals Trump has been involved with and claimed as successes include those between India and Pakistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Israel and Iran, Kosovo and Serbia, and Egypt and Ethiopia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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