President Viktor Yushchenko together with his wife Kateryna Yushchenko and President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania took part in an opening of exhibition dedicated to Holodomor 1932-1933 in Vilnius Genocide Victims' Museum. President's press office reports.
In his speech at the ceremony President Yushchenko stressed that Ukraine considers its moral imperative to inform international community on the truth about this horrific page of its history. He also expressed gratitude to Lithuanian side for helping arranging the exhibition.
President Adamkus from his part expressed assurance that preserving historic memory for every nation is a straight road to civilized society. He also invited as many people as possible to see the exhibition, especially those young.
The present honored memory of those lost in the tragedy with observing a moment of silence.
The exhibition about The Great Famine in Ukraine of 1932-1933 has been arranged by initiative of Ukraine 3000 Charitable Foundation. It presents materials on the history and causes for Holodomor in Ukraine, victims numbers data, memories of the witnesses, etc.
