Amb. Jean-Paul Carteron

Mme Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, Prix de la Fondation, élue Présidente de la Croatie !

C'est avec la plus grande joie que le Crans Montana Forum a appris l'élection de Mme Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic en tant que Présidente de la République de Croatie !

Mme Grabar Kitarovic a effectué un parcours exemplaire dans la vie politique Croate. Au fil des années elle a aussi participé à de nombreux Forums de Crans Montana, en Croatie, au Montenegro, à Monaco et Bruxelles. Elle figure au nombre des amis les plus proches de notre Organisation.

Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres elle contribua au rayonnement de son pays et à son adhésion à l'OTAN puis a l'Union Européenne.

Elle s'est vu décerner, il y a bien longtemps, le Prix de la Fondation par le Forum de Crans Montana sur proposition personnelle de son Président, l'Amb. Jean-Paul Carteron.

We mourn the death of President Jelu Jelev, first democratic Bulgarian Head of State and Prix de la Fondation

This document is historical : two warriors for Democracy and friends seat together at the Crans Montana Forum session of 1996 : Mr. Bronislav Geremek, Co-Founder of Solidarnosc and Mr. Jelu Jelev, first democratic President of Bulgaria. Both of them were presented with the Prix de la Fondation.

Mr. Jelu Jelev, a philosopher and communist-era dissident who became Bulgaria’s first democratically elected president, died Friday, his family said. He was 79.

As in other East European countries abandoning Stalinism, Bulgarians chose for the presidency an intellectual untainted by a Communist past.

In 1990, the parliament picked Jelu Jelev to become president. He then won in a nationwide presidential vote in 1992, and served until 1997.

He appeard to be the key man to implementing Democracy in Bulgaria. We will miss him.

In 1996, Jelu Jelev was the Guest of Honour of the annual session of the Crans Montana Forum in Switzerland and was presented with the Prix de la Fondation by Mr. Flavio Cotti, President of the Swiss Confederation.

The Custodian of the two holy Mosques passed away...

 

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the two holy mosques. King Abdullah was a visionary leader who served his country with distinction and highly contributed to Peace in the Middle East and the World.

The Board of the Crans Montana Forum together with its Founder and Chairman and Staff wish to convey to the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia their sincere condolences and heartful compassion on this sad occasion.

Sir Leon Brittan passed away. All Crans Montana Forum's Friends remember his exceptional contributions to our debates !

 

Sir Leon Brittan, EU Commissioner at the Crans Montana Forum.
A great friend of Crans Montana disappeared...

He attended many Forums. He appreciated so much to be in the fresh air of Switzerland ! Here, Sir Leon Brittan attends the celebration of the Crans Montana Forum's 10th anniversary. Close to him, Mr. Franz Fischler EU Commissioner for Agriculture.

Mrs. Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, President of Croatia, a long story of friendship with the Crans Montana Forum !

 

Amb. Jean-Paul Carteron escorting Mrs. Grabar Kitarovic at a function

In New York with Mr. Peter Medgyessy Prime Minister of Hungary

Mrs. Grabar Kitarovic and Amb. Jean-Paul Carteron hosting at a dinner in Vienna, the Federal Chancelor and the late President of Slovenia, Mr. Janez Drnovsek

With the Austrian Federal Chancelor Mr. Wolfgang Schüssel

Mrs. Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, Mr. Hage Geingob and Mr. Abdullah Abdullah : the Forum has always been convinced that they would lead their country !

Amb. Jean-Paul Carteron & Mrs. Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, President of Croatia

The Crans Montana Forum, 2010 annual session in Brussels : the future President of Namibia, Mr. Hage Geingob meets the future Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Mr. Abdullah Abdullah !

Since 30 years, the Crans Montana Forum's Participants always enjoyed the extraordinary opportunity to meet the Leaders of Tomorrow !

Amb. Jean-Paul Carteron greeting Mr. Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia

On behalf of Amb. Jean-Paul Carteron, HRH Prince Jean de Luxembourg presents the Prix de la Fondation to Mr. Hage Geingob