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The greatest tragedy of the last century – the Second World War – still lives in the memories of its participants and society, and everyone is entitled to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the war. Nevertheless, some particular radical movements are taking advantage of this tragic page of Latvia's history so as to increase their popularity and discredit Latvia before the international community.
Latvia has always expressed its attitude of principle towards any kind of extremism and radicalism, including also anti-Semitism, xenophobia, racism and other forms of intolerance, the expressions of which, unfortunately, can still be observed in contemporary society.
In this connection, Latvia categorically repudiates any attempts to impute on the Latvian State the supporting and cultivation of extremist ideologies. I reiterate that any totalitarian ideology is unacceptable for Latvia and that it condemns the crimes of Nazism and Stalinism and of the Holocaust, which do not and cannot have any statute of limitations.
I appeal to the Latvian society to carefully assess the true intentions of the radical and extremist-minded organisations and undertakings that can be used to split society, provoke ethnic hatred and undermine the image of the Latvian State.
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