Turkish, Armenian Presidents receive Peace and Sport Image of the Year Award
Serzh Sargsyan Turkey and Armenia have been presented with Peace and Sport Image of the Year Award by Monaco-based Peace and Sport Organization.
The organization said in a statement posted in its web-site, "this distinction for the best image of fraternization through sport was awarded for a photograph of the historic handshake between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during the World Cup qualifier between Turkey and Armenia on Sept. 6, 2008.
Mahmut Ozgener, president of the Turkish Football Federation, received the award on behalf of President Gul from Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Ozgener said during the ceremony that President Gul's historic visit to Armenia proved that sport was a powerful instrument bringing peoples together and ensuring world peace, the Anatolian Agency reports.
The Peace and Sport Organization aims to use sport to educate individuals and communities across the world about peace. It acts to promote sport as a basis for efficient political actions and a tool for peace.
The organization said in a statement posted in its web-site, "this distinction for the best image of fraternization through sport was awarded for a photograph of the historic handshake between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during the World Cup qualifier between Turkey and Armenia on Sept. 6, 2008.
Mahmut Ozgener, president of the Turkish Football Federation, received the award on behalf of President Gul from Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Ozgener said during the ceremony that President Gul's historic visit to Armenia proved that sport was a powerful instrument bringing peoples together and ensuring world peace, the Anatolian Agency reports.
The Peace and Sport Organization aims to use sport to educate individuals and communities across the world about peace. It acts to promote sport as a basis for efficient political actions and a tool for peace.
