President Klaus presents Arpad Goencz with Saint Adalbert Prize

Czech President Václav Klaus on Saturday presented the former Hungarian president Arpad Goencz with the Saint Adalbert Prize for Peace, Freedom and Cooperation in Europe. Mr. Goencz could not be present at the ceremony in Prague for health reasons so the award was accepted in his name by his daughter – the Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goencz. Arpad Goencz received the prize from the Adalbert Stiftung foundation in Krefeld, Germany, for his contribution to Hungary's peaceful path to democracy and his long-time efforts to deepen good neighbourly relations on the continent.