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The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso awarded  -  together with the Albanian Defense Minister Arben Imam -  the 2012 “Mediterranean Award for Peace” to the President of the Region of Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani.
Capasso stated that “this award has been conferred upon the Kurdish people and the martyrs of one of the most ferocious genocides in history”.
Before a large audience, an emotional President Barzani said the following: “This award is a tribute to the victims of genocide in Kurdistan and to all the Kurdish people. It is an international acknowledgment of the possibility for different religions and diverse ethnicities to live alongside one another contributing to peace. I dedicate this prestigious Award to the families of all the victims of genocide in Kurdistan”.
On this occasion, President Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari were awarded the titles of "Standard Bearers of the United States of the World" to young people and women in Erbil who are committed to promoting peace and sustainability.

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At two meetings, the members of the jury of the Fondazione Mediterraneo (Krakow, 20 October 2011, Naples 4 December 2011) and members of the jury of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures awarded the Mediterranean Awards for 2012. The announcement was given by the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Michele Capasso at the traditional Epiphany Concert broadcast by RaiUno and organised by the Association  “Oltre il Chiostro”, presented by Fabrizio Gatta.

On that occasion the following awards were conferred:

  • The Mediterranean Award for Diplomacy
    tol Segretario di Stato Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • The Mediterranean Award for Institutions
    to President of the Republic of Malta Gorge Abela
  • The "Raffele Capasso" Mediterranean Award for Legality
    to Don Luigi Ciotti
  • The Mediterranean Award for Architecture
    to Architect Vittorio Di Pace
  • Mediterranean Award for Social Solidarity
    to the Associazione Scuola di Pace
  • The Mediterranean Award for Art and Creativity
    to Giuseppe Antonello Leone
  • The Mediterranean Award for Art and Creativity
    to Antonio Borrelli
  • Premio Mediterraneo Energia e Sviluppo Sostenibile
    to MedReg
  • The "Mario Condorelli" Mediterranean Award for Science and Research
    to the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, 
Innovation and Research
  • The "Angelo Vassallo" Mediterranean Award for Environment and Co-Development
    to Greenpeace International

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During the 15th edition of the Epiphany Concert, performed on 4th January at the  Mediterraneo Theatre in Naples, the Fondazione Mediterraneo granted the Mediterranean Art and Creativity Award 2011 to Giuseppe Antonello Leone.
The Artist expressed his appreciation for this Award as well as his  personal admiration for the  activity carried out by the Fondazione during these years in favour of art.  The Award was given by President Michele Capasso and the Prefect of Naples Andrea De Martino.

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