Balliol College has invited Shimon Peres, the current President of Israel, to give a special lecture entitled ‘The Globalisation of Peace’.
In 1994 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Oslo Accords. Last year Peres became the first Israeli President to address the legislature of a Muslim country when he spoke in Turkey and this year he has pursued joint economic initiatives with the Palestinians in a plan known as the Valley of Peace initiative.
The lecture is scheduled for 18th November and is open to all members of the University.
