Here is a comment by Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna on the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust: “On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mark 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp of Nazi Germany. We will not forget the darkest moments of humanity. Six million Jews and millions of others were murdered, with 1.1 million people killed in Auschwitz alone. This horror must never happen again.
Today we are facing the grimmest times since the Second World War – Russia is committing genocide, deportations, and other crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Antisemitism and right-wing extremism is on the rise in Europe.
It is our duty to stand united, keep the memory of the Holocaust alive, learn from this dark moment and stand up against any discrimination, intolerance, racism, and xenophobia. It is the only way to ensure that the horrors of the past are not repeated in the future. The phrase ‘Never again’ should not remain mere words, it must be turned into reality.”
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