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The country’s president Moon Jae-in credits his US counterpart for successfully putting pressure on North Korea, with the praise coming as he looks to capitalise on the momentum of last week’s historic summit with Kim Jong-un. It also follows signs of divergence between Seoul and Washington, with the latter indicating a tougher approach to Pyongyang. According to a presidential official who briefed the media on Monday, Mr Moon had told a meeting of senior secretaries: “President Trump should win the nobel Peace Prize. "What we need is only peace.”

GETTY Moon Jae-in credits Donald Trump with putting pressure on North Korea

Opposition party lawmaker Park Ji-won echoed the South Korea President’s sentiments towards Mr Trump, and said “I believe that President Trump will be able to win the Nobel Peace Prize if he indeed resolves North Korea’s nuclear problem, which is one of the biggest global problems.” Following the meeting between Mr Kim and Mr Moon on Friday, the two countries issued a joint statement in which North Korea promised to close its nuclear test site later this month and invite foreign inspectors to verify this has happened. During their historic meeting, the two leaders embraced and vowed to work towards “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula and a peace treaty. If signed, such a deal would finally bring an official end to conflict the two countries have engaged in since the 1950s.