Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store found himself in an unprecedented predicament when US President Donald Trump linked his push to acquire Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Store said he wrote back to Trump, "clearly explaining" that Nobel Prizes have nothing to do with the Norwegian government and are awarded by an independent body. 

"I have clearly explained, including to President Trump, what is well known, the prize is awarded by an independent Nobel Committee, and not the Norwegian Government," he said in a statement, confirming he received a message from Trump after he and Finnish President Alexander Stubb contacted the US President to oppose proposed tariff hikes against several European countries.

"I can confirm that this is a text message that I received yesterday afternoon from President Trump. It came in response to a short text message from me sent earlier the same day, on behalf of myself and the President of Finland," Store added.

The explanation came after Trump sent a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister over the weekend, claiming that one reason he is pushing to acquire Greenland is that he didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump told Norway's prime minister that he no longer felt bound to think "purely of peace", as tensions mounted between the United States and its European allies over the Arctic territory.The message was disclosed by an official in the prime minister's office and first published by PBS.

"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America," Trump wrote.

Source:Ndtv