U.S. President Donald Trump telephoned Norway’s finance minister, Jens Stoltenberg, in July to discuss trade tariffs and economic cooperation, but also raised an unusual request: guidance on how he might secure the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a report by Norwegian business daily Dagens Næringsliv. Stoltenberg confirmed to Reuters that the primary purpose of the call was to prepare for Trump’s subsequent conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Stoere on tariffs, yet declined to elaborate on the prize-related exchange. The White House, Norway’s finance ministry and the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not respond to requests for comment. The report comes two weeks after the United States imposed a 15 percent tariff on Norwegian imports, mirroring duties applied to goods from the European Union. Several countries, including Israel, Pakistan and Cambodia, have already nominated Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, an award decided each October by a five-member committee appointed by Norway’s parliament.