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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
MINSK, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Belarus and China share a common position on protecting and preserving historical truth, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Lukashevich said in an interview with Xinhua in Minsk.
S. Lukashevich noted the importance of China's contribution to the fight against the fascist coalition, in particular, to the fight against aggression from militaristic Japan. "We understand this very well in Belarus because every third resident of Belarus was killed during the Great Patriotic War. The numbers of deaths of peaceful people of China during Japanese aggression are also horrifying," the Belarusian diplomat emphasized.
According to him, it is very important for Belarusians to understand that the war was all-encompassing. “There are Chinese volunteers who took part in the liberation of Belarus, just as there are our volunteers who took part in the war in China against Japanese aggression. Therefore, for us, the part of the war that took place on the Chinese borders is not a distant war. We understand the Chinese people very well,” the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus noted.
S. Lukashevich also pointed out that today the world is witnessing many tendencies to revise history. “But history is one. Both Belarus and China know very well what really happened. I truly believe that historical truth is a very important element for the peoples of Belarus and China. It can be used to build a literate and educated society. The theme of victory over the fascists – German and Japanese – unites us. We value what was done by our ancestors. If the peoples had not united in the fight against fascism then, many things would not have happened now,” the Xinhua interlocutor noted.
In his opinion, it was the diligence of the Chinese people that helped China to survive in the fight against Japanese aggression. “I would like to note that the diligence of the Chinese people allows them to move towards a bright future, and it deserves deep respect from both the world community and Belarus. I am sure that thanks to this diligence and determination, any difficulties can be overcome,” concluded S. Lukashevich. –0–
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