– The declaration of the Ukrainian authorities regarding the start of excavation work in Volhynia is encouraging. Now is the time to take a positive look at our applications. “We are waiting for the work to start,” said Karol Naworocki, quoted on social media by the Institute of National Memory.
This is the presidential candidate's response to Ukraine's landmark statement on the Volhynia affair.
“Ukraine confirms that there are no obstacles for Polish state institutions and private organizations to carry out search and excavation operations on the territory of Ukraine in accordance with Ukrainian law, in cooperation with relevant Ukrainian institutions, and We hereby declare that we are prepared to give positive consideration to the application,” he read. Fragment of Radosław Sikorski's statement at a joint press conference with Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sibiha.
Excavations in Volhynia. Radosław Sikorski: Mobilizing Polish institutions
Earlier, Radosław Sikorski spoke about the role of the Institute of National Memory in the excavation work. – Of course, Polish institutions such as the Institute of National Memory will also be mobilized to be sensitive to Ukraine's demands, the Polish foreign affairs chief emphasized earlier.
Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamisz also commented on the excavation issue on Polsat News' “Guest of Events'' program. – It has to happen soon, this year or early next year – he said. – You can't delay this. The Secretary of Defense said, “We will not give up on this issue.''
For years, the Polish side has demanded that Ukrainian authorities lift a ban on searching for and exhuming Polish victims of Volhynia crimes.
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