Trump and Rubio secure Rwanda-Congo peace treaty amid Pakistan's Nobel Prize nomination

President Donald Trump announced connected Friday helium and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had secured a "wonderful" pact betwixt Rwanda and Congo, arsenic Pakistan formally nominated him for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

"I americium precise blessed to study that I person arranged, on with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a fantastic Treaty betwixt the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Rwanda, successful their War, which was known for convulsive bloodshed and death, much truthful adjacent than astir different Wars, and has gone connected for decades," Trump wrote successful a Truth Social announcement. 

The president noted representatives from Rwanda and the Congo volition beryllium successful Washington connected Monday to motion documents. 

President Donald Trump said a Rwanda-Congo bid pact would beryllium signed adjacent week. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)

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He went connected to sermon his chances astatine winning a Nobel Peace Prize, claiming helium wouldn't get one, "no substance what I do."

"This is simply a Great Day for Africa and, rather frankly, a Great Day for the World," Trump wrote successful the post. "I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for this, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War betwixt India and Pakistan, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War betwixt Serbia and Kosovo, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for keeping Peace betwixt Egypt and Ethiopia (A monolithic Ethiopian built dam, stupidly financed by the United States of America, substantially reduces the h2o flowing into The Nile River), and I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for doing the Abraham Accords successful the Middle East which, if each goes well, volition beryllium loaded to the brim with further Countries signing on, and volition unify the Middle East for the archetypal clip successful "The Ages!"

"No, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize nary substance what I do, including Russia/Ukraine, and Israel/Iran, immoderate those outcomes whitethorn be, but the radical know, and that’s each that matters to me!"

India launched strikes successful neighboring Pakistan successful May. (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)

On Wednesday, India refuted claims by Trump that helium had stopped the warfare betwixt Pakistan and India.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri wrote successful a quality merchandise that "talks for ceasing subject enactment happened straight betwixt India and Pakistan done existing subject channels, and connected the insistence of Pakistan," according to a report from Reuters.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated India "has not accepted mediation successful the past and volition ne'er do," Misri noted successful the statement.

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The notation of a Nobel Peace Prize came astir 2 hours aft the Government of Pakistan published a lengthy station connected X, formally recommending Trump for the honor.

"The Government of Pakistan has decided to formally urge President Donald J. Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, successful designation of his decisive diplomatic involution and pivotal enactment during the caller India-Pakistan crisis," the station read. "The planetary assemblage bore witnesser to unprovoked and unlawful Indian aggression, which constituted a sedate usurpation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, resulting successful the tragic nonaccomplishment of guiltless lives, including women, children, and the elderly."

A Nobel medal is displayed during a ceremonial successful New York, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The doors adjacent Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, for nominations for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, with bid activists connected to the wars successful Gaza and Ukraine among the known entries. The Norwegian Nobel Committee keeps the nominations secret, but those with information rights sometimes marque their picks public. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Pakistani leaders said astatine a infinitesimal of heightened determination turbulence, Trump demonstrated "great strategical foresight and stellar statesmanship" done "robust diplomatic engagement" with some Islamabad and New Delhi, securing a ceasefire.

"This involution stands arsenic a testament to his relation arsenic a genuine peacemaker and his committedness to struggle solution done dialogue," the station continued. "The Government of Pakistan besides acknowledges and greatly admires President Trump’s sincere offers to assistance resoluteness the longstanding quality of Jammu and Kashmir betwixt India and Pakistan—an contented that lies astatine the bosom of determination instability.

"President Trump’s enactment during the 2025 Pakistan India situation manifestly showcases the continuation of his bequest of pragmatic diplomacy and effectual peace-building. Pakistan remains hopeful that his earnest efforts volition proceed to lend towards determination and planetary stability, peculiarly successful the discourse of ongoing crises successful the Middle East, including the humanitarian calamity unfolding successful Gaza and the deteriorating escalation involving Iran."

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According to The Nobel Prize's website, to beryllium nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, a idiosyncratic indispensable beryllium a "qualified nominator," which includes nationalist governments, heads of state, erstwhile grant winners, and members of circumstantial planetary organizations. 

The information process is confidential, and entries are owed by Jan. 31, hence the 2026 nomination.