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Nansen's granddaughter criticizes Norwegian government's position on Genocide
11:21, 21 March, 2015
YEREVAN, MARCH 21, ARMENPRESS: The Norwegian Verdens Gang (VG)
newspaper on March 15 touched upon the non-participation of the Prime
Minister of Norway Erna Solberg in the events, devoted to the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and published the critics of
Marit Greve, the granddaughter of Fridtjof Nansen, addressed to the
government. Armenpress reports that the newspaper states that the
centenary of the Armenian Genocide is marked on April 24 2015. On that
occasion the leaders of many countries have been invited to Armenia to
take part in the commemoration ceremony and pay tribute to the 1,5
million victims of the Genocide.
The Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg also was invited, though she
declined the invitation. No other representative of the Norwegian
government is going to take part in the centenary. Besides, Norway
does not recognize the events committed in Turkey towards Armenians in
1915 as genocide.
According to the newspaper, Greve is disappointed with the position of
the Norwegian government and stresses that there is no doubt that the
events and acts committed in 1915 against the Armenians are genocide.
The biographer of Fridtjof Nansen and historian Carl Emil Vogt agrees
with Greve. The article says that according to him, Norway undermines
the years-long efforts of Fridtjof Nansen, not recognizing the
Armenian Genocide.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/798614/nansen%E2%80%99s-granddaughter-criticizes-norwegian-government%E2%80%99s-position-on-genocide.html
11:21, 21 March, 2015
YEREVAN, MARCH 21, ARMENPRESS: The Norwegian Verdens Gang (VG)
newspaper on March 15 touched upon the non-participation of the Prime
Minister of Norway Erna Solberg in the events, devoted to the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and published the critics of
Marit Greve, the granddaughter of Fridtjof Nansen, addressed to the
government. Armenpress reports that the newspaper states that the
centenary of the Armenian Genocide is marked on April 24 2015. On that
occasion the leaders of many countries have been invited to Armenia to
take part in the commemoration ceremony and pay tribute to the 1,5
million victims of the Genocide.
The Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg also was invited, though she
declined the invitation. No other representative of the Norwegian
government is going to take part in the centenary. Besides, Norway
does not recognize the events committed in Turkey towards Armenians in
1915 as genocide.
According to the newspaper, Greve is disappointed with the position of
the Norwegian government and stresses that there is no doubt that the
events and acts committed in 1915 against the Armenians are genocide.
The biographer of Fridtjof Nansen and historian Carl Emil Vogt agrees
with Greve. The article says that according to him, Norway undermines
the years-long efforts of Fridtjof Nansen, not recognizing the
Armenian Genocide.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/798614/nansen%E2%80%99s-granddaughter-criticizes-norwegian-government%E2%80%99s-position-on-genocide.html