Council of Europe

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Lisbon) Her Majesty Queen Rania, on Monday, received the Council of Europe (COE) North-South Prize while accompanying His Majesty King Abdullah on an official visit to Portugal.

The North-South 2008 award recognizes Queen Rania’s concerted efforts to increase public awareness on global interdependence issues and foster inter-cultural dialogue between Eastern and Western cultures.