The development follows the committee’s first-ever clarification on the rules governing the transfer of the award.
US President Donald Trump has been labeled a “child” in response to his latest remarks about the Nobel Peace Prize.
The comments come after the committee issued its unprecedented statement on whether the Peace Prize can be transferred, prompted by an unexpected offer from Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to give her award to the president.
“The Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute receive a number of requests for comments regarding the permanence of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s status,” the organization said on its website on Friday (January 9).
“The facts are clear and well established. Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.”
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