Hun Manet made the announcement in a Facebook post late on Thursday, accompanied by a letter he said had been sent to the Norwegian Nobel Committee hailing Trump's intervention as an example of his "exceptional achievements in de-escalating tensions in some of the world's most volatile regions".

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet submitted a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee stating that Trump's "extraordinary statesmanship" and diplomatic intervention, particularly a July 26 phone call to leaders in both countries,

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.