The Nobel Foundation backtracks and cancels invitation to Russian ambassador

The nobel foundation reported this Saturday that it reverses its decision to invite the ambassadors of Russia and of belarus to the awards ceremony this year in Stockholm after a wave of indignation.

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The nobel foundationwhich organizes the award ceremony and award ceremony every year in Stockholmdecided in 2022 not to invite the ambassadors of Russia and of belarus to the celebration due to the war in Ukraine.

The delegate of Iran for the repression of protests in the country.

But on Thursday, the foundation announced Thursday that it would resume its usual policy of inviting ambassadors from all countries, sparking a wave of outrage in Swedenwhere several politicians stated that they were going to boycott the event.

Swedish Prime Minister ulf kristerssonexpressed his disagreement with the decision to invite the Russian representative.

In addition, it generated criticism from activists and Ukrainewhich was invaded by Russia in February 2022.

“We decided to repeat last year’s exception to the usual practice, that is, not to invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and will go to the delivery ceremony of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm”the foundation reported this Saturday.

The decision was celebrated as a “victory of humanism” by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Oleg Nikolenko.

“We thank everyone who called for justice to be restored”, said the spokesman, who had called on the foundation to support his government’s efforts to isolate Russia and belarus.

“We are convinced that a similar decision has to be taken with regard to the ambassadors of Russia and belarus in Oslo”, added the Ukrainian spokesman in relation to the ceremony in which the Nobel Peace Prize.

The foundation of Nobel delivered every year in December Medicine, Physics, Literature, Chemistry and Economics prizesin a solemn ceremony in Stockholm in which the awards are given by the king of Sweden, Charles XVI Gustaf.

That same day, in the capital of Norwaythe ceremony of Nobel Peace Prize.

Source: Elcomercio

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