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Nobel Foundation cancels invitations from Russia, Belarus and Iran

  • September 2, 2023
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Nobel Foundation announced this Saturday that he would not invite ambassadors Russia, Belarus and Iran to this year’s Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, thus overturning the earlier decision

Nobel Foundation announced this Saturday that he would not invite ambassadors Russia, Belarus and Iran to this year’s Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, thus overturning the earlier decision after widespread criticism. .

Last year, the fund banned the ambassadors of Russia and its ally Belarus because of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

On Thursday, the foundation said it would invite them, as well as the Iranian ambassador, to the awards ceremony this December, noting that sought to include even those who did not share the values ​​of the Nobel Prize.

The announcement prompted the leaders of several Swedish political parties to say they would boycott the ceremonies.

“We acknowledge the strong reaction in Sweden,” the foundation said in a statement on Saturday. “For this reason, we have decided to repeat last year’s exception to normal practice, that is do not invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm.

Laureates are announced in early October, and five of the six Nobel Prizes are awarded every year in Stockholm after the nomination process was kept secret for 50 years. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, where separate celebrations take place. (rts)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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