Nobel Laureate recalls his AIESEC Experience

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 18, 2010 -- In his recent video message to AIESEC , Mr Ahtisaari speaks warmly of his time in AIESEC, recalling the important contribution made in organising international internships and the strong friendships he built as a member and then alumnus of the association.
Mr Ahtisaari was a member of AIESEC in the early 1960’s and continues to endorse the relevance of working with young people to build peace and international co-operation. Mr. Ahtisaari was, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a ceremony in Oslo, and has also been awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize for 2007.

In an interview with AP Television News following the announcement of his achievement, Mr Ahtisaari expressed his ongoing commitment to supporting the next generation in their challenges, namely youth unemployment. “Making peace is one thing but then how to build a peaceful society from there requires as much effort as the peace negotiations” said Mr Ahtisaari.
Founded in 1948, the youth-run network AIESEC is recently celebrated 60 years of enabling the
leaders of tomorrow. “AIESEC is more than anything, an environment which has the ability to accommodate all types of people, take excellent care of them, and one day send them all off to all corners of the world for purposeful action” says Mairi Jürska, a recent alumni of the association.