Another country backs Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize dream, sends official letter – What we know

After Pakistan and Israel, another country has backed US President Donald Trump in his bid to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. On Thursday (Aug 8), Cambodia became the third nation to officially nominate Trump for his commitment to resolving conflicts and avoiding “catastrophic” wars through his “visionary and innovative diplomacy.” This comes after the US president brokered a ceasefire between the Southeast Asian nation and its neighbour Thailand, after five days of military escalation.

In a letter dated August 7 sent to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet wrote, “President Trump’s extraordinary statesmanship – marked by his commitment to resolving conflicts and preventing catastrophic wars through visionary and innovative diplomacy – was most recently demonstrated by his decisive role in brokering an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand.”

“This timely intervention, which averted a potentially devastating conflict, was vital in preventing great loss of lives and paved the pay towards the restoration of peace,” it added.

This comes after Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia Sun Chanthol said last week that the country would nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for helping in reaching a truce with Thailand. “He should get the Nobel, not only for his work on Cambodia, but also elsewhere,” he said.

Earlier on July 31, the White House backed the US president for his Nobel Peace Prize demand, saying he has resolved several conflicts around the world. Trump has claimed the credit for brokering a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “This means President Trump has brokered, on average, about one peace deal or ceasefire per month during his six months in office. It is well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”

Pakistan was the first nation to nominate Trump for the top peace prize, citing his involvement in the ceasefire deal with India. Meanwhile, India has consistently rejected any foreign intervention in reaching a ceasefire understanding with Pakistan.

“No leader in the world told India to stop its operation,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said last month. He added that he spoke with US Vice President JD Vance, “The Vice President of America told me on the phone that Pakistan is going to launch a big attack. My answer was that if Pakistan has this intention, it will cost them a lot. If Pakistan attacks, we will respond by launching a big attack.”

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