Stockholm, Sweden —The Nobel Foundation said it was reversing its decision to invite ambassadors from Russia and Belarus to this
In 2022, the Nobel Foundation, which organizes the annual Nobel prize ceremony and banquet in Stockholm, decided not to invite the Russian and Belarusian ambassadors to the Stockholm award event because of the war in Ukraine.
The foundation said Saturday the decision was based on its belief “that it is important and right to reach out as widely as possible with the values and messages that the Nobel Prize stands for.”“We, therefore, choose to repeat last year’s exception to regular practice — that is, to not invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm,” the foundation said in a statement.
Several prominent Swedish politicians, including the leaders of the Centre, Green, Left and Liberal parties, had said they would boycott the event over the Russian ambassador’s presence. The glitzy event is held each year in Stockholm on December 10 when laureates in the fields of medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and economics receive their awards from the king.While the Norwegian Nobel Institute would still invite all ambassadors, the Norwegian Nobel Committee — which designates the winners of the Peace Prize — on Saturday condemned Russia’s decision to put 2021 peace prize winner Dmitry Muratov on a list authorities commonly use to stifle critics.
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