Sikorski “requests” Ukrainians to accept the burial of victims of the Volynska massacre. It speaks of a “Christian duty”

pch24.pl 9 months ago

The head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs Radosław Sikorski one more time over the last weeks addressed the issue of settlement of Ukrainian genocide in Poles. This time he utilized fresh rhetoric for himself, stating that the substance of burial of victims of the Volyn crime was a Christian duty, not a substance of political fairs. But he shortly added that this substance would besides want to settle "out of relationship with Ukraine, so that it did not weigh on our relations". Attention is drawn to the fact that, in the face of specified barbaric negligence from our east neighbour, the chief of diplomacy in Warsaw did not make a request, but... a request.

Minister Sikorski pointed out in TVN24 that he did not gotta prove his relationship with Ukraine, and that it was evidenced by "ten interviews and actions for Ukraine, military aid and others". – We ask only 1 thing to honor our dead and that this case can truly be dealt with by historians – he said. – So he calls on the Ukrainian authorities again, and the fresh abroad minister promised me advancement on this matter. delight decide said Sikorski.

In mid-September, the head of the Polish MFA was in Kiev, where he met with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrij Sybiha. At the time, he informed that he discussed the most crucial issues with the Ukrainian side, not avoiding hard topics specified as the request to reconstruct exhumation and Christian burial of victims of the Volyn crime. He assured him that there would be progress.

On Monday, Minister Sikorski expressed hope that the Ukrainian president would besides "take into account the position of political parties in Poland". – Because it is 1 of the fewer cases in which we have national consent and the position of the Polish public, which has the right to realize why free Ukraine allowed the exhumation of tens of thousands of Wehrmacht soldiers who came there as invaders, and we cannot bury our dead – he noted.

Sikorski was besides asked about the words of the Deputy Prime Minister, the head of the MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who in July said that Ukraine could not be admitted to the European Union until Warsaw and Kiev solved the issue of the Volyn massacre. – I hope that there will be no request for specified drastic action, due to the fact that this substance should be resolved even before we get to the real negotiations. – the head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs replied.

As he recalled, people died and we request burial. – It is besides our European culture, and a Christian duty, which is why I visited Epiphany Metropolitan in Kiev on request said the Minister. He expressed hope that the schizmatic hierarch of Kiev "the authority of the Church, together with our Church, should remind everyone that it is simply a Christian duty, not a substance of any political fair".

I would like to assure our Ukrainian friends that we want to settle this substance with relationship for Ukraine, so that it does not burden our relations said Sikorski.

Since spring 2017, there has been a political dispute between Warsaw and Kiev about the ban on searching and exhuming the remains of Polish victims of wars and conflicts in Ukraine, introduced by Ukrainian IPN. The ban was issued after the removal of the UPA monument in Hruszowice, which occurred in April 2017.

Source: PAP

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