Hungary welcomes Ukrainian parliament’s condemnation of Soviet repression
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the Ukrainian parliament’s resolution recognizing and condemning crimes committed by the Soviet military administration in Zakarpattia from 1944 to 1946.
Hungary has expressed its support for the Ukrainian parliament's resolution that acknowledges and condemns the crimes carried out by the Soviet military administration in Zakarpattia between 1944 and 1946. The ministry highlighted that Soviet authorities during this period rounded up and deported numerous Hungarian and German-speaking men aged between 18 and 50, sending them to forced labor in the Soviet Union. The harsh conditions and forced labor led to the death of thousands of these individuals.
The Hungarian Foreign Ministry considered the Ukrainian parliament's (Verkhovna Rada) vote as a significant step towards honoring the victims, investigating the Soviet past, and uncovering the historical truth. Budapest also indicated its willingness to collaborate with Ukraine in further examining these events and preserving the memory of those who suffered.
Earlier on the same day, the Rada voted unanimously - 261-0 - to recognize and condemn the crimes committed by the Soviet military administration in Zakarpattia from 1944 to 1946. Hungary's parliament echoed this sentiment, once more bringing up the issue of implementing agreements related to the rights of national minorities.
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