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• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday published its clarification concerning the proposal by the Permanent Delegation of the Russian Federation to UNESCO to arrange an exhibition named “Gone childhood’’ about Salaspils concentration camp

The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday published its clarification concerning the proposal by the Permanent Delegation of the Russian Federation to UNESCO to arrange an exhibition named “Gone childhood’’ about Salaspils concentration camp within the framework of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. According to it, at the end of 2014, the Russian Delegation came forward with the offer to Latvia’s Delegation to UNESCO to join this event which they were organising. The basis of the proposed exhibition was an exposition organized by Aleksandr Dyukov, director of the Russian Foundation “Historical Memory”, which in Latvia’s opinion, distorted historical facts and provided biased and misleading information that had nothing to do with objective academic research on the Holocaust. Therefore, following consultations with representatives of Latvia, the proposed event was cancelled by the Permanent Delegation of the Russian Federation to UNESCO. The Ministry also stressed that Latvia categorically condemns the Holocaust and commemorates its victims. Latvia also wants to show a documentary “The Controversial History” at UNESCO. The film describes the experiences of Latvia’s inhabitants during the periods of occupation and invites viewers to get to know the survivors of the Holocaust, Salaspils concentration camp survivors and survivors of the Soviet occupation of Latvia, in a balanced way.