Tengku Zafrul said that according to Putrajaya’s understanding, the American leader has imposed no conditions at all, Singapore’s The Straits Times reported.

“No, we are not aware (of this),” he said, adding that the matter was not raised during a video call with a deputy US trade representative on Oct 7.

This follows a report by Politico quoting sources as saying that Trump wanted to preside over a ceremonial signing of a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia during the summit.

The report also claimed that Trump had explicitly requested that Chinese officials be excluded from the ceremony, supposedly to downplay Beijing’s efforts to mediate tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.

The White House had denied imposing such conditions when contacted by Politico.

In July, Thailand and Cambodia were engaged in the worst fighting in more than a decade. Both nations have a long history of diplomatic rows over a 817km stretch of their shared border.

Tensions had been simmering since May 28 after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a clash near the disputed Preah Vihear border area, about 360km from Bangkok.

A ceasefire was reached in late July.

Trump had said he told leaders of both countries he would not conclude trade deals with them unless they ended their fighting.