Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel Prize ceremonyNovember 17, 2016 - 13:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bob Dylan decided not to attend the December-10 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, AceShowbiz said. The music icon has informed the Academy about his decision in a letter. They "respect" his decision, calling it "unusual, but not exceptional." The 75-year-old musician "underlined that he feels extremely honored." According to The Associated Press, "he wishes he could receive the prize personally, but other commitments make it unfortunately impossible." It's unclear who will receive the honor on Dylan's behalf, but the Academy is "looking forward to Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture, which he must hold, according to the requirements, within six months [from December 10th]." Bob Dylan is named the recipient of Nobel Prize in literature. Drama soon followed after the Academy's attempts to contact him were ignored. He was called "arrogant and impolite" by a member of the he organization before he later acknowledged the award and promised to attend the ceremony "if it's at all possible." Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |