Greek and Montenegrin prime ministers Dusko Markovic and Alexis Tsipras signed the "Mostar Peace Charter" on Monday evening, and the "Mostar Peace Connection" award for his contribution to peace and the establishment of trust and cooperation among people was received by Brent Sadler, Director of N1’s Editorial Board and former CNN's war reporter.

Marking the 14th anniversary of the reconstruction of the Old Bridge in Mostar, the Center for Peace and Multiethnic Cooperation hosted a traditional event on Monday, titled “Mostar Does Not Forget Friends.”

In the first part of the event, Bosnia’s Council of Ministers Chairmen Denis Zvizdic and prime ministers of Montenegro, Greece and Macedonia Dusko Markovic, Alexis Tsipras, and Zoran Zaev visited the Old Bridge where they threw flowers in the Neretva river as a sign of peace. Prime ministers Dusko Markovic and Alexis Tsipras signed the Mostar Peace Charter, at this year’s event. Chairman Zvizdic signed the Charter two years ago, and Prime Minister Zaev did so last year.

The “Mostar Peace Charter” award is based on the recognised contribution and commitment to peace, stability, trust and co-operation.

In the second part of the event, the international “Mostar Peace Connection” award was presented to prominent individuals for contributing to peace and establishing trust and cooperation among people.

This year’s award went to Brent Sadler, Director of N1’s Editorial Board and CNN’s former war reporter, who reported from Mostar in the 1990s.

Today’s Old Bridge of Mostar is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge that crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years until it was destroyed in November 1993 by Croat military forces during the Croat–Bosniak War. Subsequently, a project was set in motion to reconstruct it; the rebuilt bridge opened on July 23, 2004.