VATICAN CITY, 3 JUN 2008 (VIS) - In New York on 10 June the Path to Peace Foundation will bestow the 2008 Path to Peace Award on Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez, president of El Salvador. Every year, the foundation awards the prize in recognition of acts of individual leadership in the international community. The president of the foundation, which was founded in 1991, is Archbishop Celestino Migliore, apostolic nuncio and Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations.
An English-language communique released by the foundation explains that among the reasons for deciding to award this year's prize to the president of El Salvador were his decision "to trace out 'the map of poverty' that identifies the areas of extreme poverty in order to work towards eradicating it", and "his collaboration on the Agreement Peace Process".
Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez was elected as president of the Republic of El Salvador in 2004. "One of his first actions as president", the communique notes, "was to appoint a commissioner for democratic governing who, in turn, created a group that includes representatives of all the political parties to discuss and find solutions to issues of national interest".
DELSS/PATH PEACE FOUNDATION/U.N.:MIGLIORE VIS 20080603 (210)
An English-language communique released by the foundation explains that among the reasons for deciding to award this year's prize to the president of El Salvador were his decision "to trace out 'the map of poverty' that identifies the areas of extreme poverty in order to work towards eradicating it", and "his collaboration on the Agreement Peace Process".
Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez was elected as president of the Republic of El Salvador in 2004. "One of his first actions as president", the communique notes, "was to appoint a commissioner for democratic governing who, in turn, created a group that includes representatives of all the political parties to discuss and find solutions to issues of national interest".
DELSS/PATH PEACE FOUNDATION/U.N.:MIGLIORE VIS 20080603 (210)
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