US President, Donald Trump, has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
The nomination came from right-wing Norwegian politician, Christian Tybring-Gjedde, and relates to the “historic peace agreement” between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Mr Tybring-Gjedde said: “For his merit, I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other Peace Prize nominees.”
He said the agreement between Israel and UAE could be a “game-changer” that will spark change in the Middle-East.
The Norwegian politician said in his nomination letter: “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.”
Concurrently serving as chairman of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Mr Tybring-Gjedde also praised President Trump for playing a “key role in facilitating contact between conflicting parties”.
He added that the President also created “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.”
The politician also praised Trump for withdrawing large numbers of US troops from the Middle-East.
He said: “Indeed, Trump has broken a 39-year-old streak of American Presidents either starting a war or bringing the United States into an international armed conflict.
“The last President to avoid doing so was Peace Prize laureate, Jimmy Carter.”
The Norwegian MP said Trump had met the three conditions needed to win the peace prize.
He said: “The first one is a fellowship among nations and he has done that through negotiations.
“Reduction of standing armies – he has reduced the number of troops in the Middle-East and the third criteria is the promotion of peace congresses.”
Mr Tybring-Gjedde also said the President had made “tremendous efforts” towards brokering peace.
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by anybody who meets the nomination criteria.
A person is eligible to nominate another if they are members of national assemblies, national governments, a previous prize winner or university professors among others.
For the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, there are 318 candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020, of which 211 are individuals and 107 are organisations.
