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MINSK, 14 October (BelTA) – U.S. President Donald Trump should not be concerned about not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize this year, as the assessment of his work by people around the world is far more important, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he convened a meeting to discuss the situation in the world and Belarus-USA relations, BelTA has learned.
“The fact that Donald Trump was not awarded the Nobel [Peace] Prize, given the statements of various laureates, can be understood. They promise that next year he will definitely receive it. Personally, I would advise him not to worry too much about not receiving this Nobel Prize. After all, being among those renegades is probably beneath him. What truly matters is that people around the world should appreciate what the United States and its president are doing on the international stage. The opinion of the international community and people worldwide is more important than that of this politicized structure [meaning the Nobel Committee],” the head of state said.
“Sometimes I think: if one of you or I were offered this prize, I would definitely refuse it. Because, let’s be honest, we know from our own [opposition] figures what ‘contribution’ they have made to establishing peace in the world. None at all. On the contrary, they have pushed Belarus toward this so‑called war. And then to compare that with an opposition activist from Venezuela (I have nothing against her personally, I don’t know about her politics, and you probably don’t either). Yet they simply awarded it to her because she fought for the destruction of Venezuela. Is that normal?” the Belarusian president stated.
“If the prize has been promised to Donald Trump next year, then we can expect that he will pursue a policy of peace at least until the award is presented to him. It is beyond doubt that he will receive it. But I stress once again: we should not congratulate him on this, given our attitude toward the Nobel Prize,” the Belarusian leader added.
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