The United States President, Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize after helping to broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Trump has been nominated by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament, who praised him for his efforts towards resolving conflicts worldwide.
Tybring-Gjedde had previously submitted a nomination for Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his Singapore summit which hosted Kim Jong Un. “For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other Peace Prize nominees,” Gjedde told Fox News.
In his nomination letter, he wrote: ‘As it is expected other Middle Eastern countries will follow in the footsteps of the UAE, this agreement could be a game changer that will turn the Middle East into a region of cooperation and prosperity.’
He also highlighted the Trump’s key role in facilitating contact between conflicting parties and creating new dynamics in other protracted conflicts, such as the Kashmir border dispute between India and Pakistan, and the conflict between North and South Korea, as well as dealing with the nuclear capabilities of North Korea.
Tybring-Gjedde also praised Trump for withdrawing large numbers of US troops from the Middle East.
