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On Saturday, July 14, in Munster (Germany), Latvian President Raimonds Vējonis and his Lithuanian and Estonian counterparts received the International Peace Prize of Westphalia awarded to the Baltic States for their contribution to the peaceful and democratic development of the region. This award is a reminder to the world of the strength and persistence of the Baltic people on the path of freedom, said Vējonis. "Looking at the 21st century, it's a powerful stimulus behind the daily work and the individual interests of each country to remember the important: the importance of peace in Europe," he said. the president at the award, citing the presidential press service. Vejonis spoke of the conviction that "our common future is a united Europe in which cooperation, solidarity and commitment are close".
"A united Europe based on common values: freedom, democracy and the rule of law V Onlyjonis
The Jury Committee noted that the Baltic States have not only succeeded in peacefully restoring independence, but continue to be a model for democratic development.The Baltic States receive it because this year Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia celebrate their centenary.
The Baltic States give an example to others so that they can evolve peacefully and democratically and it is not only the awakening, the famous revolution and the Baltic way, but also the way we have evolved through the All Baltic States have become members of the European Union and NATO, we have no clear ethnic or religious conflict.
The Westphalia Peace Prize has been founded in 1998 and rewarded both The winners are selected by the Economic Association of Westfalen and Lippe.
Previously, this award received a wide variety of people and organizations. Among them, former Czech President Václav Havel, King Abdullah II of Jordan, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and former German Chancellors Helmut Kohl and Helmut Schmid. But in 2014, this prize was awarded to the International Space Station
The awards ceremony takes place in Munster as it is called the City of Peace. It is here that the Treaty of Westphalia was signed in 1648. It paved the way for a 30-year war in Europe, from which modern German territory was particularly affected. The Westphalia Peace Agreement is also special because it was essentially the first time that a major war ended not by victory on the battlefield, but by negotiation and diplomatic efforts . In 1990, at the Münster Town Hall, a meeting between the then Foreign Minister, Eduard Shevardnadze, and the German Foreign Minister, Hans Dietrich Genscher, met with stands at the Town Hall of Münster. German meeting.
