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

The gesture comes after a U.S.-brokered cease-fire with Thailand, and a trade deal with Washington that blunted a threat of heavy tariffs.

Cambodia ’s prime minister, Hun Manet, has put forward U.S. president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his "extraordinary statesmanship" in resolving a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand.