U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Cambodia’s Prime Minister said on Thursday (August 7, 2025) he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, lauding his “extraordinary statesmanship” in halting a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand.
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 Mr. Trump’s intervention as an example of his “exceptional achievements in de-escalating tensions in some of the world’s most volatile regions”.
“This timely intervention, which averted a potentially devastating conflict, was vital in preventing a great loss of lives and paved the way towards the restoration of peace,” the Cambodian leader wrote in the letter. It was a July 26 call by Mr. Trump to the leaders of both Thailand and Cambodia that broke the deadlock in efforts to end some of the heaviest fighting between the neighbours in recent history, Reuters has reported. That led to a ceasefire negotiated in Malaysia on July 28.
The two countries agreed on Thursday to ensure no reigniting of hostilities and to allow observers from Southeast Asia.
The nomination had been expected after Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister last week announced the plan, while thanking Mr. Trump for a tariff of 19% on Cambodian imports by the United States— sharply reduced from the previously threatened 49% that he said would have decimated its vital garment manufacturing sector. Pakistan said in June that it would recommend Mr. Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in helping to resolve a conflict with India, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month he had nominated Trump for the award.
Published – August 08, 2025 07:10 am IST
