10-6-2014, the House of Wisdom Institute HOW organized a ceremony in the anniversary of Norway National day; the ceremony was executed…
in cooperation with the Norwegian Embassy in Palestine. HOW invited MPS, ex-ministers, intellectuals and academics to attend the ceremony.
Dr. Ahmed Yousef – Head of HOW Board of Trustees – began the ceremony by welcoming the Norwegian Ambassador Mr. Hans Jacob and the Norwegian historian Prof. Bjorn Kristiansen. Dr. Ahmed Yousef spoke in his welcoming speech about Norway role in supporting the Palestinians and emphasize on the historic relations between Palestine and Norway.
The Norwegian Ambassador Hans Jacob said that Norway was built after its independence on the basis of Democracy, respect of Human rights and respect to the plurality of political parties. The Ambassador also said that Norway is one of the most supporters to Palestinians and supports the peace process till establishing the Palestinian State.
