Cambodia's prime minister said on Thursday he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, lauding his "extraordinary statesmanship" in halting a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand.

Donald Trump to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by prime minister of Cambodia - Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet made the announcement on Facebook

Cambodia’s Prime Minister has said he nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting the US President with “visionary and innovative diplomacy” that ended border clashes with Thailand. Five days of hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand killed at least 43 people last month as a territorial dispute boiled over into cross-border combat.