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For the peace mediation between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the President of the United States, Donald Trump (74), is said to have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This is reported by the US station “Fox News”, which is considered close to Trump.
Trump’s nomination was submitted by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian parliament, the broadcaster reports. The politician praised the US president for his efforts to resolve protracted conflicts around the world. Trump tried more than others to make peace between nations, he says.
Historic peace
According to Fox News, the nomination establishes, among other things, that Trump played a key role in building relations between Israel and the Emirates. The concluded agreement could transform the Middle East into a region of cooperation and prosperity, Tybring-Gjedde said.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates intend to sign an agreement at the White House on September 15 for the normalization of their relations announced in mid-August. US President Trump is expecting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (70) and Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Said (48) for this “historic” occasion, a senior US official said Tuesday. White House.
The agreement would make the Emirates the third Arab country, after Egypt and Jordan, that currently maintains diplomatic relations with Israel. In exchange for the deal, Israel wants to suspend the planned annexation of areas in the occupied West Bank, which the Palestinians claim for their own state.
Trump one less than 300
In the letter, the right-wing Norwegian politician Fremskrittspartiet also emphasizes the important role Trump played in mediating between Pakistan and India, North and South Korea, and Serbia and Kosovo.
Since Tybring-Gjedde is a member of the parliament of a sovereign state, she is allowed to make one nomination. Typically, around 300 nominations are submitted to the Nobel Prize Committee each year. (gf)
