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 has officially nominated former U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. This nomination was made by Cambodia's Prime Minister, Hun Manet, who sent an official letter to the Norwegian Nobel Peace Committee on August 7,