Yesterday in Vladivostok in the park twin cities of Vladivostok

Yesterday in Vladivostok in the park twin cities of Vladivostok held a commemorative meeting devoted to the end of World War II in the Pacific. Conducting the program was close to a memorable sign of peace and friendship, which was moved here from the Bay Quiet. "During the Second World War was interned about 639000 Japanese citizens, of whom 61000 people died in captivity. During the Second World War killed 3.1 million Japanese, and 6 million 300 thousand, including a civilian population - about 12-15 million people. - The chairman of the society "Japan - the countries of Eurasia" Takeda Masanao. - Come on, holding the rally in the park sister cities, proclaim to the whole world: no need to repeat Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as Fukushima. " Himself a memorial, which knocked out the call for "eternal peace", was developed in cooperation with the Japanese side. 18 years ago on the initiative of the society "Japan - the countries of Eurasia" donations were gathered. When the required amount has been collected, the master of Vladivostok created this monument, which was originally located in the bay area Quiet. "It will soon be 20 years since that memorable sign was installed in Vladivostok. Perhaps it is symbolic that it is in our town, because World War II ended in the Pacific. It is known that the winners and losers in the wars do not happen - it is a tragedy for the world, and even more so for those who took part in them. Good words are written on the monument: "Do not repeat the mistakes of the past" and is the motto of our relations ", - said the head of the International Relations and Tourism Administration of Vladivostok Vladimir Saprykin. At the end of the program for the participants were students and teachers of the Far Eastern Academy of Arts. The participants laid flowers at the memorial, along with a garland consisting of a thousand paper cranes - symbols of peace.

Agency Maritime 24 Alexander Vassiliev, photo by the author