OREANDA-NEWS  On 10 June was announced, that Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev received Co-Chairman of the EastWest Institute Armen Sarkissian.

Armen Sarkissian informed President Nursultan Nazarbayev that the Board of Directors of the Institute made the unanimous decision to award the President of Kazakhstan the 2009 Peace Award.

Such distinguished politicians as Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair, former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, and former US President George Bush Sr. were among the recipients of the Peace Award in different years.