Give Trump highest praise for Korea peace

There's a long way to go, but Foreign Minister Julie Bishop thinks Donald Trump should receive the highest praise if he can secure peace with North Korea.

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Published 30 April 2018 7:54am

Source: AAP

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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop believes Donald Trump should be given the highest praise if he can broker permanent peace on the Korean peninsula.

But she insists there's a long way to go.

Asked whether the US President will deserve a Nobel Peace Prize, Ms Bishop told ABC radio on Monday: "If we were to witness a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula and a denuclearised Korean Peninsula that would be an extraordinary outcome and would be deserving of the highest praise".

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