Cambodia plans to nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize to recognize his help in reaching a cease-fire deal to end its recent border clashes with Thailand, the country’s deputy prime minister said.

Sun Chanthol, in an interview on Thursday, said without the U.S. president’s intervention, Cambodia and Thailand would likely not have forged a deal to end the fighting that killed at least 45 people on both sides of the disputed border.

Trump last weekend set an end to the clashes as a condition for lowering high “reciprocal tariffs” he had threatened to impose on both nations. 

On Monday, the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a truce during a meeting in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. The cease-fire has mostly held despite some minor reported skirmishes.

“He should get the Nobel, not only for his work on Cambodia, but also elsewhere,” Sun Chanthol said. 

He added that the Cambodian government plans to put the president’s name forward with the Norwegian Nobel Committee that bestows the prize.

Trump last weekend set an end to the clashes as a condition for lowering high “reciprocal tariffs” he had threatened to impose on both nations. 

Source: hindustantimes