Madam Speaker of the Saeima! Madam Prime Minister! Mr Chairman of the Association of the Politically Repressed! Members of Parliament, ministers, representatives of the diplomatic corps, distinguished guests, and above all, the politically repressed! Seventy-seven years ago, people of different generations and professions were deported from Latvia – children, the elderly, and those in the prime of life. They began their Golgotha journey to Siberia, to Kazakhstan, and to many distant and harsh…
Madam Speaker of the Saeima! Madam Prime Minister! Mr Chairman of the Association of the Politically Repressed! Members of Parliament, ministers, representatives of the diplomatic corps, distinguished guests, and above all, the politically repressed! Seventy-seven years ago, people of different generations and professions were deported from Latvia – children, the elderly, and those in the prime of life. They began their Golgotha journey to Siberia, to Kazakhstan, and to many distant and harsh places. Many did not survive. Those who returned, and their descendants, understand all too well the meaning of freedom. They understand all too well what totalitarian regimes mean. Today, we honour and remember all those who perished and suffered…
