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VIENNA, 7 May (BelTA) – Head of the Belarusian mission to the OSCE Andrei Dapkiunas presented a joint statement on behalf of the delegations of Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the Victory over Nazism in World War Two at a session of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, BelTA has learned.
“81 years ago a historic Victory was won over Nazism in World War Two. The feat of millions of people who crushed the ideology of enmity, hatred, and misanthropy, who selflessly fought and gave their lives in the name of peace, freedom, and the well-being of future generations will forever remain in our memory. Attempts to falsify and distort the results of World War Two, to diminish the role of the peoples of the Soviet Union as well as participants of the anti-Hitler coalition and liberation movements of European countries in the defeat of Nazism are unacceptable,” the joint statement reads.
Andrei Dapkiunas emphasized that the rulings of the Nuremberg Tribunal, which consolidated the international legal assessment of the crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices, are not subject to revision. Attempts to rehabilitate and glorify the Nazis and their accomplices and to deny the war crimes and crimes against humanity they committed must receive an appropriate legal response.
“We condemn the destruction and desecration of monuments and burial places of liberator soldiers of any nationality who gave their lives in the name of Victory,” the permanent representative of Belarus said.
The statement notes that of particular importance in this context is the resolution of the UN General Assembly “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance” adopted on 15 December 2025.
“Our common duty is to prevent a repetition of mistakes of the past and to do everything possible to counteract attempts to rehabilitate the Nazis and their accomplices, and to fight against manifestations of neo-Nazism, militant nationalism, and all forms of discrimination. The memory of the Victory should serve to strengthen international security, cooperation, and mutual understanding,” Andrei Dapkiunas concluded.
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