Commerce Secretary Lutnick: Cambodia, Thailand made trade deals with US after ceasefire

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Cambodia and Thailand made trade deals with the U.S. after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire.

The ceasefire on Monday came after President Trump had warned the two countries that the U.S. might not proceed with trade talks if the clashes continued, according to The Hill newspaper.

Lutnick told Fox News on Wednesday that Trump spent Saturday “calling Cambodia, Thailand, Cambodia, Thailand” to discuss the ceasefire.

“And what happens on Monday? They announce a truce," he continued. “And you know what we did today? We made trade deals with Cambodia and Thailand."

The details of the deals as of Thursday had yet to be made public.

Trump has set an Aug. 1 deadline for countries to make trade deals with the U.S. before increasing tariffs.

“Donald Trump and his trade team have proven: The EU pays, Japan pays, Korea pays, Vietnam pays, the Philippines pay, they all — Indonesia pays,” Lutnick said. “And the list, by the way, we did, like, five deals.”