Norway has conquered hate - PM
'Together, let us embrace openness':
NORWAY: Norwegians have collectively defeated hatred, Prime Minister
Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday at a remembrance ceremony for the 77
victims of last month's twin attacks.
"Together we have conquered hate. Together, let us embrace openness,
tolerance and a sense of community," he said, as thousands remembered
the country's worst bloodshed since World War II.
"We will welcome home those who have strayed. But those who resort to
violence, we will combat them with the full democratic arsenal.
Everywhere they go, they will find us standing in their way," he said.
Stoltenberg urged the population to continue assisting survivors and
relatives of the victims.
"The mourning process of the families includes challenges that we can
hardly begin to imagine: an empty chair in the dining room, a birthday
without the star of the party, the first Christmas," he said. "You can
all help. Bake a cake. Offer coffee. Go for a walk together. AFP |