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Lukashenko comments on chances of Trump winning Nobel Peace Prize

MINSK, 22 August (BelTA) - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the chances of U.S. President Donald Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize as he took journalists' questions in Minsk on 22 August, BelTA has learned.

"If the man wants a Nobel Prize (if that's the case) well, more power to him, let him get it! What's wrong with that for us?" the president asked a rhetorical question. "If he needs support, he probably deserves it."

The president expressed confidence that Donald Trump would win this prize: "Barack Obama before him... He had just become president, hadn't done anything yet  and he got the Nobel Prize. He even started several wars,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted. At the same time, he pointed out, “the current U.S. president has prevented several wars in just six months.”

The Belarusian leader stated that he personally supports the idea of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump. However, Aleksandr Lukashenko added: “The important thing is that he will have the respect of people: in Russia, in Ukraine, and Belarus. Our people welcomed the phone call with enthusiasm. 'Grateful to Donald Trump' - that is what matters, not whether the Nobel Committee awards him this prize.”

The head of state noted that Belarus has its own perspective on the Nobel Prize. "It has already been completely discredited. You see who they’ve given it to. It’s a purely political game. They perceive it differently. And so does Donald. Yes, he is ambitious in this regard, but what’s wrong with that?" Aleksandr Lukashenko asked rhetorically.

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