The Ukrainian legislators have called on their Polish
counterparts to stop politicizing the tragic pages of Ukrainian-Polish history
and to focus their efforts on building up constructive relations between
Ukraine and Poland in order to strengthen partnership in the democratic Europe,
based on European values.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Thursday, September
8, passed Resolution No.5095 in connection with the adoption by the Sejm and
Senate of the Republic of Poland of the resolutions dated July 7, 2016 and
July 22, 2016 "On the assessment of the Polish-Ukrainian conflict during the
World War II."
The statement of the Ukrainian parliament was
supported by 247 of 335 deputies registered in the session hall. According to
the adopted resolution, the Verkhovna Rada "took with regret,
disappointment and deep concern the decision of the Senate and the subsequent
resolution of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 22, 2016, ‘On the
perpetuation of the memory of victims of genocide committed by the Ukrainian
nationalists against the citizens of the Second Rzeczpospolita in 1943-1945’
which gave a politically and legally incorrect assessment of the tragic pages
of Ukrainian-Polish history, regarding the events, in particular, the conflict
between the two nations during the World War II."
The statement reads that the Verkhovna Rada considers "the establishment by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of the ‘National Day of Remembrance for victims of the genocide committed by the Ukrainian nationalists against the citizens of the Second Rzeczpospolita in 1943-1945’ a manifestation of politicization of tragic pages of Ukrainian-Polish history."
The statement reads that the Verkhovna Rada considers "the establishment by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of the ‘National Day of Remembrance for victims of the genocide committed by the Ukrainian nationalists against the citizens of the Second Rzeczpospolita in 1943-1945’ a manifestation of politicization of tragic pages of Ukrainian-Polish history."
The Verkhovna Rada also condemns the unilateral action
of the Senate and the Sejm of the Republic of Poland to revise the positive
results of cooperation that have been achieved during the constructive
Ukrainian-Polish dialogue over the past decades.
In this regard, the Ukrainian deputies call on their
Polish colleagues to stop the politicization of the tragic pages of
Ukrainian-Polish history and to focus their efforts on building up constructive
relations between Ukraine and Poland, in order to strengthen partnership in the
democratic Europe, based on European values. The Verkhovna Rada notes that the
adoption of the resolutions of the Senate and the Sejm of the Republic of
Poland was accompanied by an anti-Ukrainian campaign involving the destruction
of Ukrainian monuments on the territory of Poland, attacks on members of
religious festivities, the ban on cultural activities, and chauvinistic
rhetoric.
The Ukrainian parliament draws attention of the Polish deputies, all
Polish authorities and the public to the fact that anti-Ukrainian actions and
incitement of anti-Ukrainian sentiments unfold at the moment of the greatest
vulnerability of the Ukrainian state, which is at war with the Russian
Federation.
"In this war, the aggressor uses historical
issues, in particular, the events of 1940-ies of the 20th century as one of the
elements of its war against our country," reads the statement. The
Verkhovna Rada calls on historians to continue their professional dialogue with
a view to disclose all facts and circumstances of history, hitherto
unexplained, based on authentic archive material, leaving some space for each
party to interpret the historical facts. At the same time, the Ukrainian
parliament calls on politicians of both Ukraine and Poland to stop
instrumentalizing historical science for the sake of temporary political
benefits.
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