October 3, 2005
Pictures from Reuters and AP
Berlin - 15th annual Unification Day

Quadriga Awards






Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) presents 'United We Care' award to Aga Khan during a ceremony in Berlin October 3, 2005. The award goes to individuals German group, Quadriga, judges to have made an outstanding contribution to their communities. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

The Aga Khan, right, receives from Afghan President Hamid Karzai the Quadriga award in Berlin on Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. The award is bestowed every year on 3rd October in Berlin to four personalities of the political, economic, social and cultural life, who point the way to the future for enlightenment, regeneration and pioneering spirit through their commitment. Karzai described The Aga Khan as 'an esteemed ambassador between cultures' and 'one of the most renowned personalities of our time.'(AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (R) wave after a tree planting ceremony as Aga Khan (L) and Sir Timothy Berners-Lee look on during the festivities marking the 15th anniversary of the formal re-unification of Germany in Potsdam, south of Berlin October 3, 2005. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) presents 'United We Care' award to Aga Khan during a ceremony in Berlin October 3, 2005. The award goes to individuals German group, Quadriga, judges to have made an outstanding contribution to their communities. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

The Aga Khan, Timothy Berners-Lee, the former Soviet Union leader Michael Gorbachev and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, from left, pose for media after they plant cherry trees in the garden of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam on Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 prior to the awarding ceremony of the Quadriga awards in Berlin. 'Quadriga' honors people for cultural, political and social engagement. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)