During our 195 scheduled visits to heads of state, we will also be presenting the valuable and no less symbolic “Sword of Tanto” - the sword of honor and dignity, which in Japan is given as a sign of respect for a person.
It will be awarded to those heads of state who advocate world peace and are engaged in peacemaking not only in words but also in deeds: settling interstate conflicts, smoothing interethnic discord, reconciling entire nations, tribes and separate groups of people with different views and positions.