WASHINGTON – A meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and SouthKorea president Moon Jae-in recently grabbed headlines across the world, asthe two leaders pledged to improve ties. And in the latest relateddevelopment, US President Donald Trump has been nominated by Republicanlawmakers for Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end the Korean war.

As many as 17 Republican lawmakers have nominated US President Donald Trumpfor this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his work to end theKorean War, denuclearise the Korean peninsula and bring peace to the region.

Recent sanctions by the US administrations have decimated the North Koreaneconomy and have been largely credited for bringing North Korea to thenegotiating table, the Congressmen said in a letter to BeritReiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

“Since taking office, President Trump has worked tirelessly to applymaximum pressure on North Korea to end its illicit weapons program andbring peace to the region. His administration successfully united theinternational community, including China, to impose one of the mostsuccessful international sanctions regimes in history,” the letter said.

Following the meeting between the Korean leaders, Trump had a talk with theSouth Korean president, following which he had said that “things are goingvery well”.