Participants at Copenhagen's all-around altitude acme will be affair during the anniversary season, but they will not be amidst by blithe Christmas decor, according to Denmark's Foreign Ministry.Since Christmas is a religious holiday, it has no abode at a United Nations event, said admiral planning the event.A sponsor accouterment fir copse for the conference's Christmas copse abstruse this the adamantine way back it was angry abroad by planners of the all-embracing event, the Copenhagen Post reported.The trees, frequently acclimated as Christmas copse in Denmark, were originally to be placed alfresco the Bella Center, area the 11-day appointment will be captivated from Dec. 7 — Dec. 18.We accept to bethink that this is a U.N. appointment and, as the centermost again becomes U.N. territory, there can be no Christmas copse in the decor, because the U.N. wishes to advance neutrality," said Denmark Foreign Ministry official Svend Olling. Sunday, December 6, 2009
Christmas Trees Axed From Copenhagen Conference
Participants at Copenhagen's all-around altitude acme will be affair during the anniversary season, but they will not be amidst by blithe Christmas decor, according to Denmark's Foreign Ministry.Since Christmas is a religious holiday, it has no abode at a United Nations event, said admiral planning the event.A sponsor accouterment fir copse for the conference's Christmas copse abstruse this the adamantine way back it was angry abroad by planners of the all-embracing event, the Copenhagen Post reported.The trees, frequently acclimated as Christmas copse in Denmark, were originally to be placed alfresco the Bella Center, area the 11-day appointment will be captivated from Dec. 7 — Dec. 18.We accept to bethink that this is a U.N. appointment and, as the centermost again becomes U.N. territory, there can be no Christmas copse in the decor, because the U.N. wishes to advance neutrality," said Denmark Foreign Ministry official Svend Olling. 