In 2013, Biljana Gutic-Bjelica was the Ambassador to Canada, and she hosted a special Peace Run event at Ottawa's City Hall. In this picture she is holding the torch with Peace Runners and the Mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson. On that occasion Biljana welcomed everyone and offered these words:

"The idea behind tonights event, which is connecting us in our attempts to make this world a better place, is global peace promotion. And when people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, which unfortunately faced war during the 1990's, tell you how ultimately important peace is, believe me we really do know what we are talking about.
Peace is the sine qua non of human existence. Peace is the generator of any kind of development and progress, as well the absence of it is the very source of chaotic tragedy and loss of the most precious - human lives. Peace of mind of an individual, peace in community, peace in nation, global peace--it is the chain that allows us to grow and love, give and receive, become better human beings through knowledge and understanding, become who we really are."