President of Kiribati |
Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta |
● In attendance were Hon. UiHwa Chung, Speaker of the National Assembly, and Ms. Sumi Jo, vocalist, among others
● Laureate Plenary Lectures given on August 28(Friday) 5:00 PM at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel, Grand Ballroom 5F
The Sunhak Peace Prize Committee held the “Inaugural Sunhak Peace Prize Ceremony” on August 28 (Friday) at 10:00 AM at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel in Gangnam, S. Korea.
The inaugural Sunhak Peace Prize went to two laureates, His Excellency Anote Tong (age 63), President of Kiribati, and Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta (age 76),an Indian fisheries scientist. Each were awarded with a medal from founder Dr. HakJa Han Moon, and a plaque from Committee Chairman Il Sik Hong.