US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir, calling them “great people,” while expressing confidence that he could swiftly resolve the ongoing Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict.

Speaking at the signing of the Thailand–Cambodia peace deal on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Trump said that ending conflicts was among the top achievements of his administration.

‘I’ll get that solved very quickly’

Referring to his administration’s efforts to mediate global disputes, Trump remarked, “We’re averaging one [peace deal] a month. There is only one left, although I heard that Pakistan and Afghanistan have started up. But I’ll get that solved very quickly. I know them both. And the Pakistan Field Marshal and the Prime Minister are great people, and I have no doubt we’re going to get that done quickly.”

Trump said he viewed peacebuilding as his personal responsibility. “If I can take time and save millions of lives, that’s really a great thing. I can’t think of anything better to do,” he said.

Trump boasts of ending eight wars

The US President claimed his administration had ended eight wars in eight months, calling it an unprecedented record. “There has never been anything like this before — and there never will be either. I can’t think of any President that ever solved even one war. They start wars, they don’t solve them,” he asserted.

Trump said he felt “honoured” to have played a role in the Thailand-Cambodia peace deal, which he described as an example of America’s global leadership. “On behalf of the United States, I’m proud to help settle this conflict and build good friendships,” he said.

Growing Trump–Sharif camaraderie

Trump’s warm words for Shehbaz Sharif come amid a visible improvement in US–Pakistan relations in recent months. Earlier this month, speaking from the Oval Office, Trump recalled Sharif’s earlier comments crediting him for “saving millions of lives” during the India–Pakistan ceasefire in May this year.

At that time, India had launched Operation Sindoor following a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam region. The operation targeted terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. After four days of fighting, the two sides announced a ceasefire.

While India has maintained that there was no third-party mediation in reaching the ceasefire, Pakistan has repeatedly credited Trump for his behind-the-scenes intervention.

At the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt earlier this month, Sharif once again lauded Trump for his “outstanding, extraordinary contributions” to halting the conflict with India, even suggesting that he be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump had called Sharif’s praise “beautiful,” joking that there was “nothing left to say.”

Visits to the US

The Pakistan Prime Minister met Trump at the White House in September during his visit to the US for the UN General Assembly. Ahead of the meeting, Trump told reporters, “We have a great leader coming — the Prime Minister of Pakistan — and the Field Marshal. Both are great people.”

This was Sharif’s first official visit to the White House, while General Asim Munir has made two visits to Washington this year. He first lunched with Trump at the White House earlier in the summer and later accompanied Sharif during the UNGA visit.

A focus on diplomacy

Trump’s latest remarks underline his administration’s growing focus on global conflict resolution, with Washington projecting itself as a peace broker in Asia and the Middle East.

Whether his confidence translates into real progress on the Pakistan-Afghanistan front remains to be seen, but Trump’s overtures to Islamabad suggest a renewed phase of US–Pakistan engagement under his leadership.