PM Narendra Modi was on Friday conferred with Seoul Peace Prize in an award ceremony organised by Seoul Peace Prize Foundation. PM Modi has been awarded in recognition of his efforts in promoting global peace and harmony through inclusive economic growth and improving quality of life.
PM Modi is on a two-day visit to South Korea where he will have bilateral and business engagements. He has also unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi.
“I am honoured that this award is being conferred on me in the year that we celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. I dedicate this award to the 1.3 billion people of India for giving me the opportunity to serve them,” said PM Narendra Modi on receiving Seoul Peace Prize.”
He further said, “A few weeks before the Seoul Olympics(1988), an organization called Al-Qaeda was formed. Today, radicalization and terrorism have become global and are the biggest threats to world peace and security.The time has come for all right-thinking nations to join hands to completely eradicate terrorist networks. Only by doing so, Can we replace hate with harmony; Destruction with development & Transform the landscape of violence and vendetta into a postcard for peace.”
“I would like to end by quoting a portion of the 1988 Olympics Theme Song, because it perfectly captures the hopeful spirit for a better tomorrow for all of us: Hand in hand, we stand, all across the land, we can make this world, a better place in which to live,” added PM Modi.
