Gul to receive award
The Chatham House 2010 award will be presented to Turkish President Abdullah Gul today.
The award goes to Gul for his contribution to reconciliation and modernization in Turkey and the international arena and for undertaking positive steps in Turkey.
According to Radio "Azatutyun", among Turkey's initiatives in the international arena, Chatham House has marked that Turkey has joined the Near East peace process, has mediated between Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan and has launched reconciliatory talks between Armenia and Turkey.
The award will be presented to the Turkish President at Chatham House by the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Elizabeth II.
Chatham House, which was formerly called The Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-governmental and non-profit organization based in the capital of Great Britain and is involved in analyzing current political developments. The U.S. Foreign Policy journal has ranked Chatham House among the list of the world's best political institutions.
