President of the Republic, Ilir Meta declared this Thursday that Antisemitism must be fought through education, promotion of dialogue and mutual respect in the framework of human rights.
This statement of President of Albania came during Fifth World Holocaust Forum of January 22-23, 2020, at Yad Vashem memorial, which he attended by invitation of Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin.
However, President Meta stressed we must not forget that we are all equal and linked by the same values, principles and that it is our duty to build a better world for ourselves and future generations.
Furthermore, Head of State emphasized that fight against Antisemitism is an immediate security imperative that constitutes a long-term educational obligation.
In conclusion, President Meta, along with world leaders in attendance there, laid a wreath at the Yad Vashem memorial, paying homage and humbly honoring the memory of the Holocaust victims.
“We must not forget that we are all equal and linked by the same values, principles, and commitments, and that it is our duty to build a better world for ourselves, our children, and future generations. Like all forms of discrimination and intolerance, antisemitism must be fought through education, promotion of dialogue, mutual respect and understanding, in the framework of human rights and world citizenship. This is also an immediate imperative of security, as well as constitutes a long-term educational obligation, so as to really turn commemoration into the promise of a better future, into a ‘Never Again'”, underlined President of the Republic.