Trump can have Nobel Prize: Moon
Seoul, April 30: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday played down the prospect of winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his historic summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, saying Donald Trump can have it instead.
Friday’s summit between Mr Moon and Mr Kim was the third summit between the two Koreas — Kim’s late father Kim Jong Il met late South Korean Presidents Kim DaeJung and Roh Moo- Hyun in 2000 and 2007 respectively.
Kim Dae- Jung won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000. His widow, in a congratulatory message sent on Monday, told Mr Moon she hoped he could also win the prize. “President Trump can take the Nobel prize. All we need to take is peace,” Mr Moon said in response.
Seoul April 30: South Korean President Moon Jae- in on Monday played down the prospect of winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his historic summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, saying that US President Donald Trump can have it instead.
Friday’s summit between Moon and Kim has been hailed as a major step towards easing tension on the flashpoint peninsula and setting the mood for Mr Kim’s upcoming face- to- face encounter with the US president.
It was the third summit between the two Koreas following meetings between Kim’s late father Kim Jong Il and late South Korean presidents Kim Dae- Jung and Roh Moo- Hyun, in 2000 and 2007 respectively.
Kim Dae- jung won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for his role in the first summit. His widow, in a congratulatory message sent on Monday, told Moon she hoped he could also win the prize, set to be announced in October.
“President Trump can take the Nobel prize. All we need to take is peace,” Moon said in response.
The US leader’s war of words with Kim last year sparked global fears of another conflict on the peninsula once left in ruins by the 1950- 53 Korean War. — AFP