Adoption of working definition of Antisemitism one more important step in commemorating Holocaust's victims

Chisinau, 29 January /MOLDPRES/ - The government’s efforts in the preservation of the Jewish historical monuments, remembrance of the Holocaust, cooperation with the American Jewish organizations and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), progress made by Moldova in building the museum of history of Jews and restoration of the Jewish Cemetery from the Chisinau municipality were discussed at a meeting between Foreign Affairs and European Integration Minister Tudor Ulianovschi and Chairman of the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad Paul Packer, the Foreign Affairs and European Integration Ministry’s (MAEIE) press service has reported.   

Minister Tudor Ulianovschi thanked the chairman of the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad for the support provided to Moldova, in order to achieve the goals provided for in the government’s action plan for the implementation of the parliament’s declaration on the acceptance of the Report of the International Commission on the Holocaust, presided over by Elie Wiesel. “All actions undertaken by the government, including with the support and participation of MAEIE, are aimed at commemorating the Holocaust and are meant to contribute to strengthening the inter-ethnic relations in Moldova,” the Moldovan diplomacy head stressed.    

For his part, Paul Packer highlighted the positive dynamic in the evolution of the Moldovan-American relations and the results achieved by Moldova. He appreciated the adoption by Moldova of the working definition of Antisemitism, elaborated by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, confirming the willingness of backing Moldova’s efforts in the implementation of the reforms’ agenda.        

The Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad was set up by  President of the United States Ronald Reagan in 1985, in order to promote the preservation and restoration of the monuments associated with the history of the United States. In the last years, the Commission’s work has been focused on objects placed in the Eastern Europe, destroyed on the period of the Holocaust. Presently, the Commission carries out a string of projects for the restoration of the Jewish cemeteries in Belarus, Poland and Ukraine.