德国总理施罗德因反对伊战获诺贝尔和平奖提名

　　中国日报网站消息：据德新社8月24日报道，1999年获得诺贝尔文学奖的德国作家君特·格拉斯称，德国总理施罗德已获得今年诺贝尔和平奖的提名。格拉斯认为，施罗德是因为反对德国参与美国领导的伊拉克战争而获得提名的。

　　德国社会民主党外交政策专家埃勒尔说：“施罗德坚持了欧洲的和平政策，继承了勃兰特的事业。”德国已故总理勃兰特曾于1971年荣获诺贝尔和平奖。

　　诺贝尔委员会将于10月14日在挪威奥斯陆宣布诺贝尔和平奖的得主。

　　（欧叶）

　　Schroeder nominated for Nobel peace prize

　　23 August 2005

　　OSLO - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has been nominatedforthe Nobel peace prize, well-informed sources said Tuesdaywhencontacted by Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

　　Nobel literature laureate Guenter Grass of Germany, who wonthe1999 literature prize, said Monday that he considered Schroederacandidate for the peace prize over his opposition toallowingGermany to participate in the U.S. led attack on Iraq.

　　The most recent German national to win the prestigious peaceprizewas Willy Brandt, the late Social Democratic Chancellorandpolitician, who won the award in 1971.

　　A record 199 nominations including 166 individual nomineeswerereported to be under

　　consideration for the 2005 award.

　　The peace prize, worth 10 million kronor (EUR 1.25 million),willbe announced October 14 in Oslo, Norway.

　　Other names mentioned were former U.S. Secretary of StateColinPowell, renowned musician Ravi Shankar of India, Russianhumancenters activist Sergei Kovalyov, and Chinese dissidentWeiJingsheng and previous nominees such as former CzechpresidentVaclav Havel, Israeli nuclear whistle-blower MordechaiVanunu, andBono of the Irish rock group U2.

　　Parliamentarians, academics, former peace prize laureatesandcurrent and former mrs of the Norwegian Nobel Committee havethecenter to nominate candidates.

　　The committee that selects the final winner advises nominatorsnotto announce their proposals. However, there are no rulesagainst theprocedure thus leaving plenty of room for speculationbefore theannouncement.