Cambodia to appoint Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for ceasefire with Thailand

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Cambodia will nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after he helped the nation attain a ceasefire settlement to finish its border battle with Thailand.

Solar Chanthol, Cambodia's deputy prime minister, thanked Trump for bringing peace to the area whereas talking to reporters earlier Friday within the nation's capital of Phnom Penh.

Chanthol mentioned the American president deserved to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, the highest-profile worldwide award given to an individual or group for doing probably the most to "advance fellowship between nations."

"We acknowledge his nice efforts for peace," Chanthol mentioned.

THAILAND, CAMBODIA REACH CEASEFIRE DEAL TO END CONFLICT THAT DISPLACED 260k, TRUMP SAYS

Cambodia will nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. (AP Picture/Mark Schiefelbein)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned final month he had nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize and Pakistani officers mentioned in June they might advocate him for the award for his position in serving to to finish its battle with India.

Trump urged a ceasefire final week when he spoke to the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand and threatened that the U.S. wouldn't get again to the "buying and selling desk" with the Southeast Asian countries till the combating stops.

A ceasefire was negotiated in Malaysia on Monday, ending the heaviest battle between the 2 nations in over a decade.

"Quite a few individuals have been killed and I used to be coping with two nations that we get together with very properly, very totally different nations from sure standpoints. They have been combating for 500 years intermittently. And, we solved that conflict ... we solved it by means of commerce," Trump instructed reporters throughout his latest journey to Scotland.

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Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Solar Chanthol mentioned Trump deserved to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. (Getty Photos)

Following information of the ceasefire, White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X that Trump's direct involvement led to the truce.

"President Trump made this occur. Give him the Nobel Peace Prize!," she mentioned.

The combating started final week after a land mine explosion alongside the border wounded 5 Thai troopers. Either side blamed the opposite for starting the clashes, which lasted 5 days.

Not less than 43 individuals have been killed and greater than 300,000 individuals have been displaced on either side of the border.

"I mentioned, 'I do not need to commerce with anyone that is killing one another,'" Trump continued whereas in Scotland. "So we simply received that one solved. And I'll name the 2 prime ministers who I received together with very, very properly and converse to them proper after this assembly and congratulate them. However it was an honor to be concerned in that. That was going to be a really nasty conflict. These wars have been very, very nasty."

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, middle, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, and Thailand's appearing Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai pose after talks on a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday, July 28, 2025. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Picture by way of AP)

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Chanthol, who additionally serves as Cambodia's prime commerce negotiator, mentioned his nation was additionally grateful to Trump for a reduced tariff rate of 19%.

The Trump administration had initially threatened a tariff of 49% earlier than later decreasing it to 36%, a degree that may have decimated Cambodia's very important garment and footwear sector, Chanthol instructed Reuters.