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Polish and Hungarian – Two Good Friends

Szöveg: László Vastagh |  2011. április 12. 17:29

A memorial service for Lech Aleksander Kaczyński, the Polish president who lost his life under tragic circumstances exactly one year ago, and further 95 victims of the air crash was held at 15.00 on Sunday, April 10 in Szombathelyi Square, in the 11th district of Budapest. MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. István Simicskó, Polish Ambassador Roman Kowalski and Dr. Lászlóné Csúcs, the chairwoman of the National Municipality of the Polish Minority also attended the commemoration held at a memorial tree planted on the day when the victims had been buried. Every participant – including the residents of Kelenföld–Albertfalva – paid tribute to the victims by bringing flowers and tealights.

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Many people were present at the event, which started with the Hungarian and the Polish anthems – sang by the crowd – and continued with memorial speeches delivered by István Simicskó and the Polish ambassador.

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The Parliamentary State Secretary emphasized that “Like a year ago, we would like to express our sympathy for our Polish friends once again. We have planted a tree so that it can always remind us of the Polish president and symbolize the indissoluble friendship that has connected the two nations for centuries. Perhaps there are no other nations in the world that have such close ties with each other as we do."
István Simicskó pointed out that the commemoration also expressed our belonging together and our intention to lend our Polish friends a helping hand whenever they need it. The Hungarian–Polish friendship is at least as vigorous as a tree that comes into leaf, getting ever stronger, and it can be held up as an example to other nations too.

In his address Roman Kowalski noted that until the present day, Polish people are unable to come to terms with the disaster and its causes. They always felt the Polish–Hungarian friendship at its strongest whenever one of the two nations suffered a tragedy, like during the Second World War, in 1956, and last year, after the plane crash. The Polish ambassador expressed his hope that besides the past, the future would also link the two nations.

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The commemoration continued with prayers for the victims who lost their lives on April 10, 2010, near Smolensk, Russia. These were said by Lutheran Pastor Dr. Árpádné Blázy (Lutheran Congregation of Budapest–Kelenföld, 11th district), retired Calvinist Dean and Pastor Mihály Kovács (11th district), and Dean and Parish Priest Antal Musits (Saint Adalbert Parish Church, Budapest–Lágymányos, 11th district).

Following the prayers, the names of those who had lost their lives in the tragedy were read out, while the participants of the quiet memorial service laid flowers and lit tealights by the memorial tree.

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