The Prince of Asturias Foundation

Ismaíl Kadaré, José Narro, Margaret Chan and Klaus Wowereit delivered their speeches at the 2009 Prince of Asturias Awards presentation ceremony

The event took place on Friday 23^rd October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo.

Ismaíl Kadaré, Prince of Asturias Awards laureate for Letters; José Narro, vice-chancellor of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Prince of Asturias Awards laureate for Communication and Humanities; Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Prince of Asturias Awards laureate for International Cooperation; and Klaus Wowereit, Mayor of Berlin, delivered their speeches at the 2009 Prince of Asturias Awards grand presentation ceremony in its XXIX edition.

During the ceremony, the President of the Foundation Matías Rodríguez Inciarte, and H.R.H. the Prince of Asturias, also delivered their speeches.

A simultaneous translation service in four languages was provided for the presentation ceremony at the Campoamor Theatre. The Prince of Asturias Foundation provided 1,600 receivers to the audience.

Those attending the event may listen to the speeches of the laureates in English, French, German or Spanish.