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As US President Donald Trump pushes for peace in the Middle East, his administration’s efforts in the Balkans earned the US its second nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in a week.
Swedish politician Magnus Jacobsson on Friday nominated the governments of Serbia, Kosovo, and the US for their efforts to normalise economic relations between Serbia and its former province, which unilaterally declared independence in 2008.
Jacobsson said that he had nominated the three governments “for their joint work for peace and economic development.”
“Trade and communications are important building blocks for peace,” he wrote on Twitter.

I have nominated the US Gov. and the governments of Kosovo and Serbia for the Nobel Peace Prize for their joint work for peace and economic development, through the cooperation agreement signed in the White House. Trade and communications are important building blocks for peace. pic.twitter.com/XuhkLbHZAV
— Magnus Jacobsson (@magnusjacobsson) September 11, 2020

The leaders of both Kosovo and Serbia met in Washington last week, and on September 4 Trump announced a deal for “economic normalisation” between the two countries.
Members of the Trump administration hailed the agreement as historic. Nevertheless, some experts argue that the agreement, signed on two separate documents by the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo, offered little more than a repackaging of plans and promises that were made during EU-brokered peace negotiations.
Serbia still does not recognise Kosovo’s independence, although negotiations between the two countries are continuing in Brussels. Trump, however, has touted himself as a master deal maker.
The administration recently facilitated a diplomatic accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and the leaders of the two countries will sign an agreement in Washington on Tuesday with Trump present.
Trump unveils Middle East peace plan, but Palestinians call it ‘slap of the century’
Bahrain also announced on Friday that it too would establish diplomatic relations with Israel, a move Trump hailed as historic.
And in the wake of the economic agreement signed between Serbia and Kosovo in Washington, Israel announced that it is formally recognising Kosovo’s independence, becoming the 116th country to do so.
Trump’s efforts in the Middle East have not gone unnoticed. He was nominated on Wednesday for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by a far-right Norwegian lawmaker due to his role normalising relations between the UAE and Israel.
All national level politicians and heads of state are permitted to make nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize, and a nomination does not indicate that Trump is likely to win.

In 2018, Trump was nominated by the same Norwegian politician for his efforts to broker reconciliation between North and South Korea. That said, his predecessor, Barack Obama, won the prize in 2009 for “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people.” 
Critics have scoffed that Obama had done little to deserve the prize at that point. Meanwhile, some leaders have been roiled by the Trump administration’s achievements.
Serbia was unhappy with Israel’s decision to recognise Kosovo and threatened to cancel plans to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Palestinian leadership also denounced the UAE’s newly established relationship with Israel, and no progress has been made to broker a final settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
On a call with reporters this week, senior adviser to the president Jared Kushner put the ball firmly in the Palestinians’ court, arguing that “when they really want peace they’ll call us”.


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Trump’s White House receives two Nobel Peace Prize nominations in space of one week

US President Donald Trump. Photo: AP

FILE - In this May 5, 2019 file photo, Norway Member of Parliament Christian Tybring-Gjedde gestures, during the election at FrP's national meeting 2019, in Gardermoen, Norway. A far-right Norwegian lawmaker says he has nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Prize 2021 for his efforts to reach a peace agreement in the Middle East. Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament for the far-right Progress Party, said on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 that Trump should be considered for his work “for reaching a peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel which opens up for possible peace in the Middle East." (Lise Aserud/NTB scanpix via AP, File)

Donald Trump thanks Norwegian politician who nominated him for Nobel Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump sent out a flurry of tweets and retweets celebrating the nomination. Photo: EPA

epa08656428 (FILE) - A file photo dated 17 November 2014 showing Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of ther Norwegian parliament, Oslo, Norway (reissued 09 September 2020). Christian Tybring-Gjedde, an MP of the Norwegian parliament told Fox News he has nominated US President Donald J. Trump for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, citing Trump's efforts to solve worldwide conflicts. EPA-EFE/TORSTEIN BOE NORWAY OUT

Donald Trump unveils ‘historic’ peace deal between Israel and Bahrain

US President Donald Trump with adviser Jared Kushner in the Oval Office on Friday. Photo: AFP

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 11, 2020 shows (L) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairing the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 28, 2020, and (R) King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, speaking with another delegate during the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held at the Saudi capital Riyadh on December 10, 2019. - US President Donald Trump announced on September 11, 2020 a "peace deal" between Israel and Bahrain, which becomes the second Arab country to settle with its former foe in just the last few weeks. (Photos by RONEN ZVULUN and Fayez Nureldine / various sources / AFP)

Russia and Serbia in ‘Basic Instinct’ row over US-brokered deal

In a Facebook post, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova compared the Serbian president to actress Sharon Stone’s character in 1992 film Basic Instinct. Photo: Handout

A screenshot of Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's Facebook post, in which she compares the Serbian president to actress Sharon Stone's character in Basic Instinct.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Oval Office on Friday for the signing of an agreement to open economic relations with Kosovo. Photo: AFP

White House adviser Jared Kushner urges other Arab nations follow UAE’s lead after Israel deal

Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat elbow bumps with an Emirati official as he makes his way to board the plane to leave Abu Dhabi. Photo: EPA-EFE

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien pose for a group photo, at Al Dhafra airbase in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Dan Williams

A handout image provided by the United Arab Emirates News Agency (WAM) on September 1, 2020 shows Israeli and Emirati officials signing a protocol in banking and finance in Abu Dhabi. - A US-Israeli delegation left Abu Dhabi today after a visit aimed at charting the relationship between the UAE and the Jewish state after their landmark deal to establish diplomatic ties. The United Arab Emirates and Israel are expected to sign the US-brokered accord, Israel's first with a Gulf nation and only its third with an Arab state, at the White House in coming weeks. (Photo by - / various sources / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO /WAM" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===

In a diplomatic win for Donald Trump, Israel and UAE normalise relations

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Melech Friedman (left) and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner applaud after US President Donald Trump announced a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/File Photo

epa08601319 US President Donald J. Trump announces a peace agreement to Establish Diplomatic ties, with Israel and the United Arab Emirates, in Washington, DC , USA, 13 August 2020. EPA-EFE/Doug Mills / POOL

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces full diplomatic ties will be established with the United Arab Emirates, during a news conference on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 in Jerusalem. In a nationally broadcast statement, Netanyahu said the “full and official peace” with the UAE would lead to cooperation in many spheres between the countries and a “wonderful future” for citizens of both countries. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

FILED - 12 June 2019, Berlin: Sheikh Mohammed bin Said Al Nahjan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, addresses the journalists present at bilateral talks with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Federal Chancellery. The United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties, according to a statement released by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and US President Donald Trump. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa

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The nominations relate to US-brokered efforts at normalising Serbia-Kosovo ties, and gaining diplomatic recognition for Israel in the Middle East
All national-level politicians and heads of state are permitted to make nominations, which carry no indication of the likelihood of a win



All national-level politicians and heads of state are permitted to make nominations for the prize. Trump was previously nominated in 2018.
