Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump he has nominated him for Nobel Peace Prize during a private dinner held at the White House between the two leaders.

The honour was "well-deserved," Netanyahu told Trump, before handing him the nominating letter.

Trump has long called himself a master peacemaker and made clear his desire for the Nobel Prize.

Trump, speaking in front of reporters, said the nomination was news to him.

"Coming from you, this is very meaningful," he told the Israeli leader.

Pakistan has also formally recommended Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his "decisive diplomatic intervention" following a spike in violence between India and Pakistan earlier this year...