FM Davutoglu to Receive “Leader of 21st Century” Award

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will be in Bosnia-Herzegovina on May 3 and 4.

Turkey’s Embassy in Sarajevo announced Monday that Davutoglu will arrive in Sarajevo on May 3 and hold talks in Sarajevo on May 4.

The International League of Humanists, an organization comprised of Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian intellectuals and based in Sarajevo, will present Davutoglu the “Leader of 21st Century” award on May 4.

Speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA), Secretary General of the League Zdravko Surlan said that Davutoglu deserved the award for his contributions to development of relations between the Balkan countries.

The award we are about to present is in a way of expression of “thank you” to Mr. Davutoglu for his contributions to the dialogue culture, peace and stability in the Balkans, Surlan indicated.

Among the recipients of the “Leader of 21st Century” award in the past were Pope John Paul II who visited Sarajevo after the war and former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch who passed away in 2010.

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