Nobel Peace Prize awarded to B. Obama

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to B. Obama (supplement).

Nobel Peace Prize U.S. President Barack Obama, the report said the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The prize was awarded to the 44th President of the United States for "extraordinary efforts in strengthening international diplomacy and cooperation among nations."

According to the Nobel Committee, the current U.S. president has created a new atmosphere in international politics, highlighting the multilateral diplomacy.As noted in the commentary to the awards, diplomacy, Barack Obama is based on the assumption that people who held important posts in the world, must govern, and their organizations based on values common to most people in the world. "Few people could attract such attention as Barack Obama, and thus give hope for a better future", - stated in the committee. Thanks to Barack Obama, the U.S. now play a more prominent role in the fight against global warming. The Committee also noted calls for Barack Obama to nuclear disarmament.

Barack Obama was one of 205 candidates for the Peace Prize, which this year received a record number of applications.

48-year-old Barack Hussein Obama has joined the office of President of the United States this year after winning elections in autumn 2008, becoming the first African American in this position.

Nobel Prize - one of the most prestigious international prizes, awarded annually for outstanding research, the revolutionary invention or a major contribution to the culture or society. The award was established in accordance with Alfred Nobel's will, drawn up in 1895 with an allocation of funds for awards to areas - literature, physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, to promote peace throughout the world. At present, the size of the Nobel Prize is 10 million Swedish kronor (1.04 million euros).

Last year, the Peace Prize winner was a Finn Martti Ahtisaari, won her many years of efforts to resolve international conflicts.

Traditionally Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, while rewarding the other Nobel laureates held in Stockholm. According to the will of the founder of the honorary award of Alfred Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a special committee composed of five independent experts appointed by the Norwegian parliament - the Storting.