NAMES IN THE NEWS : W. Germany’s Genscher Honored
West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher was awarded the Prince of Asturias International Cooperation prize today for seeking disarmament in Europe.
Leopolodo Calvo Sotelo, the Prince of Asturias Foundation secretary and former Spanish prime minister, said Genscher won the award for “his vital contribution to the building of the European community, for his decisive role in the process of disarmament, for his efforts to create a Pan-European security system and for his tenacious defense of human rights.”
The prize is named after Prince Felipe de Borbon, heir to the Spanish throne. It carries a $47,500 prize.
Other finalists were South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela and Czech president and playwright Vaclav Havel.
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