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[HWPL] Medal to commemorate the '25th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism' in Eastern Europe and Romania

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[HWPL] Medal to commemorate the '25th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism' in Eastern Europe and Romania


A commemorative medal, bestowed on presidents and prime ministers who have contributed to the democratization of Eastern Europe, was awarded to Chairman Lee by former President of Romania Emil Constantinescu during a pre-event dinner for the '25th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism' on November 19, 2014


A meeting of influential people can make history. Such was the case between Man-hee Lee, Chairman of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) and Emil Constantinescu, the 3rd President of Romania. This meeting, attended by the heads of Eastern European countries, secured consensus for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula and the enactment of an international law for the cessation of war and peace. Former President Emil Constantinescu awarded Chairman Lee a commemorative medal, which is only granted to presidents and prime ministers who have contributed to the democratization of Eastern Europe.

On November 19, 2014, a pre-event dinner to an international conference, held the next day, was attended by prominent figures from political, economic, cultural and legal circles in Europe to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.

The heads of Eastern European nations and Chairman Man-hee Lee (front row, far right), who was invited as a special guest, in attendance at an international conference on the '25th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism' held at the Senate Hall of the Palace of Parliament in Romania on November 20, 2014

Key figures included former President of Romania Emil Constantinescu, 4th President of Albania Rexhep Meidani, 2nd President of Poland Lech Wałęsa, 3rd President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, 2nd President of Moldova Petru Lucinschi, former Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich, former Prime Minister of Romania Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, President of the Marmara Group Foundation Akkan Suver, former Ambassador of Ireland to Romania Gerard Corr, former President of the 36th session of UNESCO General Conference Katalin Bogyay, former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Turkey Hikmet Çetin, Honorary President of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) Ivo Šlaus, and more.

Former President Emil Constantinescu held an awards-giving ceremony, saying, "I would like to take this opportunity and, in commemoration of the Romanian Revolution, bestow a medal to the presidents of each country who have stood for democratization in their country." After conferring all the medals on the recipients, former President Emil Constantinescu introduced Chairman Lee and presented him with a special award that is only granted to presidents and prime ministers who have contributed to the democratization of Eastern Europe. It is no small feat for Mr. Lee, the chairman of a civil organization, to receive this commemorative medal, and is indicative of the level of support that Chairman Lee garnered for the peace movement.

This was immediately demonstrated at the event held the next day. Chairman Lee was invited to the celebrations of the '25th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism' in Romania and the inauguration of the newly elected president of Romania. Chairman Lee met with 25 former presidents of Central and Eastern European nations, religious leaders from 7 countries and Supreme Court justices, where they engaged in fruitful discussion about “cessation of war, world peace.”

Chairman Lee was invited as a special guest to a meeting attended by heads of Eastern European countries.

Key figures at the meeting included the 2nd President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Wałęsa, 2nd President of Bulgaria Petar Stojanov, 2nd President and 34th Prime Minister of Albania Sali Berisha, 4th President of Albania Rexhep Meidan, 2nd President of Slovakia Rudolf Schuster, 3rd President of Serbia Boris Tadić, 3rd President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, 7th President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers, former Chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania Vytautas Landsbergis, and the then Prime Minister of Romania Victor Ponta.

At an afternoon meeting held later that day, as former President Emil Constantinescu was introducing Chairman Lee, he recounted what he had witnessed at the WARP Summit in Korea, saying, "The World Peace Summit hosted by Chairman Man-Hee Lee was beyond imagination.''

Chairman Lee delivered a presentation on the theme of “the necessity of a peaceful policy for the unification of the Korean Peninsula.” Following the presentation, former President Emil Constantinescu asked those in attendance in favour of Chairman Lee's cause to raise their hands. Every single participant did so. 25 former presidents and heads of state were instantly appointed as HWPL's Peace Advisory Council members. Leaders, who had led the transition of the political landscape in Eastern Europe from communism to democracy, joined in an instant. They all agreed to enact an international law that “strives for the enactment of an international law for the cessation of wars across the entire world”, and to join in Chairman Lee’s belief that “religions at the center of conflicts must unite.”

Moreover, the ICD (Institute for Cultural Diplomacy) promised to act as an advisor to HWPL, and Eastern European religious leaders decided to establish a ‘WARP Summit Office’ for religious unity.

Chairman Lee and former President Emil Constantinescu meet for the first time at the National Liberal Party office in Bucharest, Romania on October 15th 2013. The former president gifts Chairman Lee with his book 

In an interview after the event, former President Emil Constantinescu said, “After hearing Chairman Lee’s speech, many people showed interest in the Korean Peninsular issue. We also wish for peace on the Korean Peninsular, in Europe and all over the world.”

Chairman Lee and former President Emil Constantinescu met for the first time on October 15th 2013, during HWPL's 6th Peace Tour.  At that time, Chairman Lee first met and conversed with the former (2nd and 4th) President of Romania Ion Iliescu, and then with the Romanian Minister responsible for Youth and Sport and the President's Advisory Committee. Chairman Lee met and engaged in dialogue with former President Emil Constantinescu thereafter.

The meeting between former President Emil Constantinescu and Chairman Lee became the starting point of a peace movement that they would pursue together. In an interview on that day, the former President concurred with Chairman Lee's expression, 'cessation of war, world peace,' and he became a member of the HWPL Peace Advisory Council, promising his active cooperation, which he gradually put into practice step by step. The former President continued to collaborate with HWPL and was convinced that ‘realizing peace’ could be achieved after he attended the WARP Summit in Korea from September 17-19, 2014 of the following year. After that, he attended two more international conferences and witnessed the realization of peace with his own eyes. The former President was moved by Chairman Lee's ability to practically carry out his peace tour without rest, and the peace tour gained further momentum with the cooperation of the former President, who was instrumental in ensuring Chairman Lee's 27th and 31st peace tours went smoothly.

In particular, during the 27th peace tour in 2018, a high-level meeting was held between the heads of Eastern Europe to fulfill the promise they had made four years earlier for “support for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula.” The former presidents wrote a letter of support for the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula, which they delivered to Chairman Lee.

During the 31st peace tour, the former President helped organize peace conferences with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, The Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Cultural and Civilization (ISACCL - Institutul de Studii Avansate pentru Civilizația Levantului), the Centre for Baltic-Black Sea Studies (Center for BBS) and the University of Bucharest.

The '25th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism' in Eastern Europe was held at the Palace of the Parliament in Romania on November 20th 2014


Peace!

1 comment:

  1. The Chairman of HWPL, Man-hee Lee, is a Korean War veteran who has travelled the world 31 times meeting politicians, Heads of State, religious leaders and international law experts to discuss the DPCW and gain the support of citizens around the world. 21 international law experts were involved in the drafting of the DPCW. HWPL currently has support in 192 different countries with over 600,000 members working to help establish peace throughout the world. It is a miracle that a 92-year-old man can spearhead such a peace movement. Kudos to Chairman Lee.

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