Donald Trump will visit Malaysia on October 26, the nation's foreign minister has said, adding that the US president was "looking forward" to witnessing a ceasefire deal between Southeast Asian neighbours Thailand and Cambodia.

Tension over undemarcated points on the two nations' 817km land border erupted into a deadly five-day conflict in July, killing at least 48 people and temporarily displacing hundreds of thousands in their worst fighting in more than a decade.

"During the summit, we hope to see the signing of a declaration, known as the Kuala Lumpur Accord, between these two neighbours to ensure peace and a lasting ceasefire," Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told the media on Tuesday.

He was referring to a leaders meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASE

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