PM Modi conferred with Seoul Peace Prize in South Korea (Video)

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi awarded the Seoul Peace Prize on Friday during his two-day visit to South Korea.

The award was first announced by the Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation in October last year.

PM Narendra Modi on receiving Seoul Peace Prize:

# Like Korea, India has also suffered the pain of division and cross-border strife. Our endeavour towards peaceful development has only too often been derailed by cross-border terrorism: PM

# 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: PM

# Despite having a historically low carbon footprint, India has been playing an active role in the global fight against climate change: PM

# Our growth and prosperity will inevitably contribute to the global growth and development: PM

# Ayushman Bharat is providing healthcare and insurance to 500 million poor and vulnerable people: PM

# India’s growth story is not only good for the people of India but for the entire world: PM

# Ujjwala Yojana is improving the lives of women through the use of clean cooking fuel: PM

# India, as a responsible member of the international community, has been in the forefront of our collective fight against climate change. Despite having a historically low carbon footprint, India has been playing an active role in the global fight against climate change: PM

# India’s growth story is not only good for the people of India but also for the entire world. We live in an increasingly interconnected world. Our growth and prosperity will inevitably contribute to global growth and development: PM

# A few weeks before the Seoul Olympics, an organization called Al-Qaeda was formed. Today, radicalization and terrorism have become globalized and are the biggest threats to global peace and security: PM

# The Seoul Peace Prize was established to commemorate the success of the 24th Summer Olympics held in Seoul in 1988. The games ended on Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. The games showcased the best of Korean culture, warmth of Korean hospitality & success of the Korean economy: PM

# I dedicate this award to the 1.3 billion people of India for giving me the opportunity to serve them. I am honoured that this award is being conferred on me in the year that we celebrate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi: PM

# I believe that this award belongs not to me personally, but to the people of India. The success that India has achieved in the last 5 years is due to aspirations, inspiration & efforts of the people of India. On their behalf, I accept the Award and express my gratitude: PM

# I am honoured that this award is being conferred on me in the year that we celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

# This award does not belong to me personally but to the people of India, the success India has achieved in the last 5 years, powered by the skill of 1.3 billion people

PM Modi unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi 

On 21 February, he unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi along with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at Yonsei University.

On Thursday, He took the stage and thanked his countrymen for the award. While addressing the Indian diaspora in Seoul, PM Modi said, “This prize is not mine, I will only be receiving it on behalf of 130 crore Indians and the 3 crore Indians living abroad. This prize is recognition of hard work of all Indians.”

 

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