Andrej Sakharov gjorde Europa-Parlamentet en særlig ære, da han for mere end 20 år siden takkede Parlamentet for dets beslutning om at opkalde prisen efter ham, og han gav sit samtykke.
Andrei Sakharov did the European Parliament a particular honour when, more than 20 years ago, he acknowledged this House for its decision to name this prize after him and gave his assent.