Laureates
African Union
“September 9 is a significant day in Africa. On this day, the Organization of African Unity resolutely passed the torch to the African Union. Today, on this very day in 2024, we are illuminated by the splendor of the Leo Tolstoy Prize ceremony. It is gratifying that the inaugural award is going to Africa. We accept it with immense gratitude,” said Musa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
The Second International Leo Tolstoy Peace Prize was awarded for an outstanding personal contribution to securing peace and stability in the Central Asian region, fostering good-neighbourly relations, and bringing to a close long-standing border disputes conducted on the principles of mutual respect. The signing of the Treaty on the State Border and the Khujand Declaration of Eternal Friendship set a historic precedent, in which the political will of the leaders of the three countries transformed a potentially conflict-prone region into a space of cooperation and trust.
Musa Faki Mahamat
“This award is a recognition of our joint contribution to strengthening peace, stability, and security in Central Asia. Today, Central Asia is becoming a region of trust, good-neighborliness, mutually beneficial cooperation, and sustainable development,” said Sadyr Japarov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic.
“I consider this honor to be a recognition of our shared political will, aimed at resolving the most important issues of constructive cooperation between our countries on the basis of dialogue and trust,” said Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan.
“This award is a symbol of our commitment to the timeless ideals of humanism championed by the Russian writer and thinker Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy. I view receiving this award as recognition of our joint contribution to transforming Central Asia into a region of peace, prosperity, and creativity,” said Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan.
“I consider this honor to be a recognition of our shared political will, aimed at resolving the most important issues of constructive cooperation between our countries on the basis of dialogue and trust,” said Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan.
“This award is a symbol of our commitment to the timeless ideals of humanism championed by the Russian writer and thinker Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy. I view receiving this award as recognition of our joint contribution to transforming Central Asia into a region of peace, prosperity, and creativity,” said Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan.
The Second International Leo Tolstoy Peace Prize was awarded for an outstanding personal contribution to securing peace and stability in the Central Asian region, fostering good-neighbourly relations, and bringing to a close long-standing border disputes conducted on the principles of mutual respect. The signing of the Treaty on the State Border and the Khujand Declaration of Eternal Friendship set a historic precedent, in which the political will of the leaders of the three countries transformed a potentially conflict-prone region into a space of cooperation and trust.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Emomali Rahmon
Sadyr Japarov
The 2026 laureate of the Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize is the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, To Lam.
The Vietnamese leader was awarded this prestigious international public honour for his significant personal contribution to strengthening peace and cooperation between peoples. Under the leadership of President To Lam, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has become one of the fastest‑growing economies in the Asia‑Pacific region, while preserving its civilizational identity within the mosaic of a multipolar world.
The members of the jury of the Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize particularly noted the contribution of the leader of Vietnam to the formation of a new regional architecture of equal and indivisible security on a non‑discriminatory basis, as well as his commitment to the ideas of a just world order based on international law.
The Vietnamese leader was awarded this prestigious international public honour for his significant personal contribution to strengthening peace and cooperation between peoples. Under the leadership of President To Lam, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has become one of the fastest‑growing economies in the Asia‑Pacific region, while preserving its civilizational identity within the mosaic of a multipolar world.
The members of the jury of the Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize particularly noted the contribution of the leader of Vietnam to the formation of a new regional architecture of equal and indivisible security on a non‑discriminatory basis, as well as his commitment to the ideas of a just world order based on international law.
