Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president and United Nation's special envoy at the Kosovo status process negotiations has been awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace prize, Associate France Press (AFP) said on October 10 2008.
“The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 to Martti Ahtisaari for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts," the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Ole Danbolt Mjoes was quoted by the AFP.
Ahtisaari will receive the Nobel diploma, medal and cheque for 1.02 million euro at an official ceremony in Oslo on December 10, AFP said.
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