“I had the honor to know him closely as he participated in the very first World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in 1999 and in the following ones I had the privilege to work closely to an original world politician”.
– Marzio Dallagiovanna, Vice President, Nobel Peace Summit’s Permanent Secretariat.
![Shimon Peres at the 1999 Nobel Peace Summit's session at Vatican City](https://www.nobelpeacesummit.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9985-1024x696.jpg)
Shimon Peres at the 1999 Nobel Peace Summit’s session at Vatican City
![Shimon Peres with Vadim Zagladin, drafting the first Summit's Final Statement](https://www.nobelpeacesummit.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9984-1024x684.jpg)
Shimon Peres with Vadim Zagladin, drafting the first Summit’s Final Statement
![Shimon Peres, giving his inputs to the Summit's Final Statement](https://www.nobelpeacesummit.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9986-620x1024.jpg)
Shimon Peres, giving his inputs to the Summit’s Final Statement