Crans Montana Forum 2011 - Award Ceremony

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In an impressive ceremony in Brussels attended by several presidents, prime ministers and ambassadors, Sri Sri became the first Indian to receive the Crans Montana Forum Award. This award has been mainly received by politicians of high repute like Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, Shimon Perez, President of Israel, Yasser Arafat, Jose Michel Barosso - President of the European Commission, Mikhail Gorbachev. Along with Sri Sri, the other recipients for 2011 were Mr. Alassane Ouattara (President of Cote d'Ivoire), Mr Adrian Nastase (Former Prime Minister of Romania), Mr Philippe Maystadt (President of the European Investment Bank), Mr Tahar Benjelloun (Psychologist and Writer) Mr Mohamed Ibn Chambas (Secretary General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific, Group of States) and Richard Holbrooke (Ambassador of the United States of America) who was awarded posthumously On conferring the award to Sri Sri, Jean Paul Carteron, Founder of the Crans Montana Forum said: "In you, the East is not only leading the world in spirit, but in action as well. You have have broadened the vision of those who are more fortunate and have shared with the less fortunate. If your teachings were followed by politicians, the world would be a different place." On receiving this award Sri Sri said he would share it with all those millions who are silently working to make the world a better place.

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