VALLETTA (Reuters) -The foreign minister of European Union member state Malta said on Thursday that he had nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ian Borg, in a Facebook post, cited Trump’s success in negotiating peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and his efforts towards ending wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

The winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced on Friday, though the deadline for nominations for each year’s Nobel prizes is January 31.

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia signed an accord at the White House in August aimed at ending decades of conflict between the two, a step described by Trump as “historic”.

On Thursday, Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement to cease fire and free Israeli hostages

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