A patriotic Russian group on Tuesday called for President Vladimir Putin to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his Syria diplomacy, claiming he was more deserving of the award than laureate US President Barack Obama.
一個俄羅斯愛國團體週二要求諾貝爾和平獎頒發給總統普廷,以表彰他對於敘利亞的外交斡旋,並宣稱他比曾得獎的美國總統歐巴馬更值得獲獎。
A group that lists senior Russian officials among its members announced at a news conference that it had written to the Nobel prize committee backing Putin for the prize awarded to Obama in 2009.
多位資深俄國官員列名的這個團體,在記者會上宣佈已經寫信給諾貝爾委員會,支持普廷角逐歐巴馬在2009年得過的獎項。
The group says Putin deserves the honour for his efforts in brokering an agreement for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons under international control, a plan the group says helped avert a "new world war."
該團體說,普廷值得這個殊榮,因為他努力斡旋出敘利亞在國際監管下交出化武的協議,協助避免了「新世界大戰」。
Ruling party lawmaker Iosif Kobzon, who is also a famous pop star, said that Putin was more deserving of the Nobel than Obama.
執政黨議員、同時也是知名歌手的卡布松說,普廷比歐巴馬更值得諾貝爾獎。
"Our president, who is trying to stop the war and suggest a political solution, is more worthy of such a title," Kobzon said.
「我們的總統企圖阻止戰事,並提議政治性解決方案,更值得這個頭銜」,卡布松說。