News
12/5/2018 13:12
Today in the premises of the
Secretariat for European Affairs there was a promotion of the postage stamp
"75 years since the deportation of the Jews to Macedonia" organised
by the Macedonian Post, on which the Deputy Prime Minister for European
Affairs, Bujar Osmani, the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Macedonia, Dan
Orian, the Director of AD. "Makedonska Posta", Ejup Rustemi and the
Director of the Institute for Cultural and Spiritual Heritage of the Albanians,
Skender Asani had welcome addresses.
"It is a real honour for
me, as the head of the Secretariat for European Affairs, to host this event
today- marking the 75th anniversary of the Holocaust of the Jews, but also a
special pleasure for me personally, as a person who advocates the promotion of
contemporary European values of freedom, equality and coexistence, to have this
opportunity to be part of this occasion" - said Osmani. In this context,
he added that the deportation of Jews from Macedonia during the Second World
War is probably one of the darkest and certainly one of the saddest periods in
history.
Furthermore, Osmani referred
to the challenges that the Republic of Macedonia passes during this period,
striving to cement its Euro-Atlantic orientation, adding that the celebration
of this day is a continuation of our core commitment, being part of the
creation, nurturing and promotion of the values on which Western civilization
rests.
"As politicians, as a
Government, but as a country and as citizens as well, we remain fully committed
to building and strengthening of the integrative challenges we face, first of
all inside, by nurturing the principles of coexistence, equality, equity, and
external, investing enormous efforts in the historical reconciliation of the
people and closing the mutual issues as a basic precondition for the European
integration of the entire Balkans "- Osmani added, stressing in this
context that the success of these processes, the success in the promotion and
preservation of the meaning of the Jewish sacrifice, as a timeless guardian of
humanity, solidarity and freedom.