“We are pleased with the increasing understanding in discovering this difficult moment in our history, namely the events of July 1943, Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński told the wPolityce.pl portal.
Today’s celebrations in Lutsk, Ukraine, are the result of really great diplomatic work Poland has done in recent months. These were political and diplomatic actions. Both President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki were involved
– assesses the Deputy Head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On the Ukrainian side, too, there are more and more people who understand that the crime of the Ukrainian genocide must be held accountable and that the victims must be properly commemorated.
he adds.
Satisfaction and further work
We are pleased that we are getting a better understanding of this difficult moment in our history, namely the events of July 1943. An important gesture, an important step, but of course there is still much to be done and we will consistently strive step by step to the crime is properly accounted for
he convinces.
The deputy foreign minister considers the exhumation and dignified burial of the victims as the most important matter, “so that the awareness of this crime is permanent not only in Poland, but also among Ukrainians.”
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Source: wPolityce