"We will not give up our national memory. We want to establish standards for exhumation, search, and commemoration work in Ukraine and Poland - standards independent of the political or historical situation. It is not easy, but this issue is very important. We should not only tackle easy things. We must face what is a real matter to resolve," declared Minister Wróblewska on the X (formerly Twitter) platform.
The minister acknowledged that the current stage of the work is a significant success and thanked all those involved, both from the Polish and Ukrainian sides. Thanks to their collective dedication, the exhumation of Polish victims of the UPA has been expedited.
"I declare my full cooperation with all those who wish to create lasting frameworks for this process," wrote the head of Poland's Ministry of Culture.
In an earlier interview with the Polish news outlet Onet, Hanna Wróblewska revealed that the group coordinating the exhumation of victims of the Volhynian massacre is led by Paweł Kowal from Poland (Chairman of the Council for Cooperation with Ukraine) and Andrij Nadżos from Ukraine (Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine for European Integration).
So far, Poland has submitted 15 exhumation requests. Negotiations with Ukraine aim to establish joint decisions and protocols.
Wróblewska emphasized that the exhumation process should be carried out with care and respect for the memory of the victims, and the next meeting on this matter is scheduled for January 20.
On Friday, January 10, the Polish Prime Minister announced a breakthrough in the debate about the exhumation of Polish victims of the UPA and thanked the culture ministers of Poland and Ukraine for their efforts.
On Wednesday, January 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Poland and is expected to discuss this issue with Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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Source: PAP/Onet/X/@WroblewskaHann
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