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-Nineteen Countries To Miss Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
December 07, 2010
The Norwegian Nobel Committee says China and 18 other countries have declined invitations to attend the December 10 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.It said that the envoys of 19 countries -- including Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine -- will miss the event "for various reasons."
The Norwegian Nobel Committee says China and 18 other countries have declined invitations to attend the December 10 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.It said that the envoys of 19 countries -- including Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine -- will miss the event "for various reasons."
Meanwhile in Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman (Jiang Yu) denounced supporters of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu as 'clowns' taking part in a farce.
The Nobel committee has said China had carried out an unprecedented campaign to keep envoys away from the gala for Liu, who is serving an 11-year jail term.compiled from agency reports
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-Serbia Criticized For Nobel Ceremony Boycott
December 08, 2010
The European Union has sharply criticized EU-hopeful Serbia's decision to join 18 other countries in boycotting the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony.
The European Union has sharply criticized EU-hopeful Serbia's decision to join 18 other countries in boycotting the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony.
Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic has said Belgrade would not be represented at the event in Oslo on December 10 to honor the 2010 laureate, jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Liu is serving an 11-year sentence for subversion.A spokeswoman for the EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said the EU is "disappointed and concerned" about Belgrade's gesture.
The Serb move is widely seen as a gesture of gratitude for Beijing's support of Serbia in its campaign against Kosovo's secession.
Beijing boycotted the awards ceremony in 2008 when former United Nations diplomat Martti Ahtisaari was awarded the prize. Belgrade has accused Ahtisaari of engineering Kosovo's independence.compiled from agency reports...more...
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-Serbia's Boycott of Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Criticized
December 09, 2010
BELGRADE -- Serbia's decision to boycott the ceremony to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has drawn sharp criticism from the liberal opposition and some public figures at home, RFE/RL's Balkan Service reports.
BELGRADE -- Serbia's decision to boycott the ceremony to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has drawn sharp criticism from the liberal opposition and some public figures at home, RFE/RL's Balkan Service reports.
Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said Belgrade will not send a representative to Oslo to attend the ceremony on December 10, because the government's decisions "are linked primarily to the realization of national interests and state priorities."...more...
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-Why Serbia is staying at home
Dec 9th 2010, 11:38 by T.J. BRUSSELS
Dec 9th 2010, 11:38 by T.J. BRUSSELS
GUESS who's missing the party? Nineteen countries have said they will boycott tomorrow’s Nobel ceremony in Oslo in honour of Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese human-rights activist who has been awarded this year's peace prize. But among the usual suspects—Iran, Venezuela, Russia, Cuba, Vietnam—there is an unexpected name: Serbia. Quelle surprise, say Serbia-haters: by choosing to align itself with this group of global ne'er-do-wells the country is merely showing its true colours. The truth, however, is rather different....more...
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-Serbia's Nobel reversal
Dec 10th 2010, 11:43 by T.J. BELGRADE
Dec 10th 2010, 11:43 by T.J. BELGRADE
YESTERDAY I wrote from Brussels about Serbia’s intention to boycott the ceremony to honour the Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo. I was in Brussels to co-chair an event run by Friends of Europe, a think-tank. One of the speakers on the first panel was Mirko Cvetkovic, the Serbian prime minister. As we sat down I told him that I was planning to ask him about the Nobel affair, which was already causing some controversy, not least in Brussels. Between us sat Stefan Füle, the EU’s enlargement commissioner, who had been quoted in the Serbian press saying that he regretted Serbia’s decision....more...
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