TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his chief spokesman declined Monday to say if Abe had nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, though they praised Trump for dealings with North Korea. Trump said Abe had sent him a “beautiful copy” of a letter sent to the Nobel committee. “President Trump has been decisively responding toward resolving North Korea’s nuclear and missile problems, and last year he held historic U.S.-North Korea summit talks,” he said. The Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported on Sunday, citing unnamed government sources, that Abe nominated Trump’s at the president’s request. According to the website of the Nobel committee, there are 304 candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 18, 2019 06:45 UTC