Japan’s Abe won’t confirm Trump Nobel Prize nomination, but media reports say he made it
2019-02-19 10:23:39 source：The Washington Post
February 18, 2019
SEOUL — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wouldn’t say Monday whether he nominated President Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating with North Korea, even though local media reports suggested that he had.
Trump said Friday that Abe had personally given him “the most beautiful copy” of a letter nominating him for the prize for opening talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
But Abe wouldn’t confirm that Monday.
“The Nobel Committee for the last 50 years has not disclosed who recommended and who was recommended. In line with this policy, I would like to refrain from giving a comment,” Abe said in response to a question from an opposition lawmaker.
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