A Cambodian government official has sung praise to U.S. President Donald Trump for "bringing about peace" after Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a cease-fire starting at midnight local time on Monday.

President Donald Trump is championing himself as an expert in conflict resolution after helping successfully negotiate peace between Thailand and Cambodia. The president boasted about his accomplishment Monday while speaking to reporters in Scotland alongside U.

US President Donald Trump claimed credit for brokering a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, linking peace to trade talks. He said no deals would happen amid conflict and called himself the "President of PEACE" on social media.

The Director General of Cambodia's National Assembly Lim Menghour praised President Donald Trump for "bringing about peace."