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 U.S. President has been formally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the recent conflict between Cambodia and Thailand.

President Donald Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the third time, with the latest endorsement coming from Cambodia's Prime Minister. This nomination adds to the previous ones made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the government of Pakistan,