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Sri Chinmoy offers the U Thant Peace Award to Vladimir Petrovsky, Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva, at the residence of Mr. Petrovsky, in Geneva, Switzerland. Also present is Mr. Petrovsky’s wife Mira (left).