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Newsletter of the Polish Embassy
Newsletter of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Washington, DC,
Vol. V, January 1999
Polish-Ukrainian Dialogue Intensified
A delegation of the Ukrainian-Polish Parliamentary Group and members
of the Polish-Ukrainian Parliamentary Team met in Warsaw Dec. 21 and
adopted a joint declaration of broadening contacts between both
countries. The parliamentarians expressed the conviction that
contacts between the two countries and nations should expand through
broad and well-organized exchange of youth, academics and
representatives of culture.
They announced that they have agreed that the setting up of a Polish-
Ukrainian University would contribute to achieve this goal. At the
same time Ukrainian government commissioner Volodymyr Husakov arrived
in Warsaw to negotiate an agreement on the maintenance and
reconstruction of a Polish cemetery in Lviv and Ukrainian cemeteries
in Poland.
A protocol on the restoration of the Polish cemetery in Lviv was
signed by Poland and Ukraine last July after long negotiations. In
October the Lviv municipal authorities decided to halt work at the
cemetery until a new compromise could be reached. According to
Husakov "local moods" were not taken into account while signing the
agreement in July.
The Polish Lychakovsky cemetery is the last resting place of Polish
students fallen in the battles of Lviv with Ukrainians in 1918-1919.
Gdansk Jews Reclaim Former Synagogue Site
The Jewish community in Gdansk has reclaimed the site of the former
Great Synagogue in Gdansk. The German Nazis during WWII destroyed the
synagogue, built in the years 1885-87. A miniature of the synagogue
will be erected on the site. It will contain Jewish memorabilia once
housed in the Great Synagogue and currently in storage in New York.
The site is the second piece of property reclaimed by local Jewish
community. Further plans foresee the reclamation of a Jewish cemetery
in the Chelm district of Gdansk.
First Polish-Russian Newspaper
The first issue of the St. Petersburg Polish-Russian newspaper came
out Dec. 16. The paper was published by the Polonia local cultural
and educational association. The first issue was devoted to the 200th
anniversary of the birth of Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz. Polish
Consul General in St. Petersburg Jerzy Skotarek said the paper was a
new stage in the history of Poles living in the city. The Polonia, an
organization of Poles set up ten years ago, helped open 4
Polish-language schools in St. Petersburg and organized many cultural
events.
"NEWS FROM POLAND" on WWW at: http://www.polishworld.com/news
Published by the Press Office of the Polish Embassy:
Editor: Jaroslaw Kurek
(202) 234-3800, (202) 234-9296, fax (202) 328-6271
e-mail: [email protected], http://www.polishworld.com/polemb
PR Advisor: Marketta Kopinski
Materials partially based on the news services of the Polish Press
Agency (PAP)
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