Cambodia to nominate Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, says deputy PM

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, D.C.

(Reuters) -Cambodia will nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, its deputy prime minister said on Friday, following his direct intervention in halting the Southeast Asian country’s recent border conflict with Thailand. 

Asked via text message to confirm Cambodia’s plan to nominate Trump for the prize, Sun Chanthol responded, “Yes.”

(Reporting by Martin Petty; Writing by Devjyot Ghoshal)