The Nobel Foundation that administers the prestigious awards has reversed its invitation policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran, as well as the leader of a far-right Swedish party, who had previously been banned.
The Associated PressThe Nobel laureates and the Swedish royal family attend the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on Dec. 10 2022.Vidar Helgesen, the executive director of the private foundation, said in a statement that there was a global trend in which "dialogue between those with differing views is being reduced."
To counter that, he said, "we are now broadening our invitations to celebrate and understand the Nobel Prize and the importance of free science, free culture and free, peaceful societies." The foundation said that the invitation for the 2023 events was extended to all countries with diplomatic missions in Sweden and Norway and parties "that have parliamentary representation via democratic elections," adding that "this common approach promotes opportunities to convey the important messages of the Nobel Prize to everyone, and in future this practice will be common to the entire organization.
All the Nobel Prizes are handed out in Stockholm other than the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo.
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