Donald Trump is a worthy winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, South Korean president says

Donald Trump: The president has been praised for his push for the denuclearisation of North Korea
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Donald Trump would be a worthy winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said.

US President Mr Trump is preparing for his own summit with Kim, which he said could take place in the next three to four weeks.

“President Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize. What we need is only peace,” Moon told a meeting of senior secretaries, according to a presidential Blue House official who briefed media.

The Trump administration has led the global effort to impose strict sanctions on North Korea.

And the US leader has exchanged bellicose threats with Kim in the past year over North Korea’s development of nuclear missiles capable of reaching the United States.

North Korea's Kim Jon Un meets South Korea's President Moon Jae-in

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The US President, addressing a crowd of supporters in Michigan on Saturday, was describing recent developments on the Korean Peninsula when fans spontaneously started chanting: "Nobel!"

Mr Trump said: "A lot of good things are happening there, lots of good things...I'm not going to give you what's actually going to happen, because we don't really know.

"But I'll tell you one thing: We're not playing games and...it was very rough three or four months ago..."

Audience members then began chanting the word "Nobel", to which the President responded: "That's very nice thank you...'Nobel'...I just want to get the job done."

He continued: "So we are going to have hopefully a very successful negotiation over the next three or four weeks.

"And...err...we'll be doing the world a big favour. We'll be doing the world a big favour. Let's see how it goes, I think we'll do fine."

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