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.

Sun Chanthol said Cambodia and Thailand would likely not have forged a deal to end the fighting without the U.S. president’s intervention.

Cambodia on Friday welcomed the return of two wounded soldiers who had been captured by the Thai army after the two sides had already implemented a ceasefire to end five days of combat over competing territorial claims.

Two Cambodian soldiers (white shirts) who were detained in Thailand, are released from captivity, at O Smach town located near Thailand and Cambodia's border, following a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand,

Long-simmering tensions between Thailand and Cambodia escalated to deadly violence on July 24, setting off five days of military clashes at multiple spots along the roughly 800-kilometer (500 mile) border.