TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe kept quiet Monday over President Donald Trump’s claim that he had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, but praised him and emphasized he did not deny doing so. Abe and his chief spokesman have declined to say if Abe nominated President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace prize. Trump’s claim that Abe had sent him a “beautiful copy” of a letter sent to the Nobel committee could not be immediately verified. Nor could a report Sunday by the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, citing unidentified government sources, that Abe had nominated Trump at the U.S. president’s request. The deadline each year for Nobel Peace Prize nominations is midnight, Jan. 31.

Source: thestar February 18, 2019 04:19 UTC