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DEKLARĀCIJA Latvijas Republikas Saeima atgādina par 1996.gada 22.augusta Deklarācijā par Latvijas okupāciju izteikto aicinājumu un, atbalstot Līgumā par Konstitūciju Eiropai noteikto, ka Eiropas tautas, lepodamās ar savu nacionālo identitāti un vēsturi, vienlaikus tiecas pārvarēt senās robežas un, apvienojoties vēl ciešāk, veidot kopīgu likteni, uzskatot, ka līdz ar Latvijas pievienošanos Eiropas Savienības Konstitūcijā izvirzītajiem mērķiem un principiem Eiropas Savienībai ir būtiski izprast Latvijas rūgto pieredzi un pilnībā apzināties mūsu valsts vēsturi kā visas apvienotās Eiropas vēstures neatņemamu sastāvdaļu, atsaucoties uz 1920.gada Miera līgumu, kas noslēgts starp Latvijas Republiku un Krievijas Sociālistisko Federatīvo Padomju Republiku, atsaucoties uz 1932.gada līgumu starp Latviju un Padomju Sociālistisko Republiku Savienību (PSRS) par neuzbrukšanu un konflikta nokārtošanu miera ceļā, atsaucoties uz 1933.gada Konvenciju par agresijas definīciju, kurā noteiktajam aizliegumam tieši vai netieši izmantot spēku, šo konvenciju ratificējot, pievienojās gan Latvijas Republika, gan arī PSRS, uzsverot, ka ar minēto daudzpusējo un divpusējo līgumu ratificēšanu Latvijas Republika un PSRS starptautiskā līmenī bija apņēmušās ievērot viena otras suverenitāti, kā arī neizmantot karu vai kara draudus divpusējās attiecībās, atgādinot par 1939.gada Neuzbrukšanas līguma slepenajiem papildprotokoliem, kas tika noslēgti starp Vāciju un PSRS un kas pretēji tā laika starptautisko tiesību normām un PSRS saistībām attiecībā uz Latviju sadalīja Austrumeiropu šo divu valstu interešu sfērās, atgādinot, ka pēc šā līguma un tā slepeno papildprotokolu parakstīšanas PSRS okupēja un anektēja Latvijas Republiku, sagrāva tās valstisko iekārtu, slepkavoja, spīdzināja un deportēja simtiem tūkstošu tās iedzīvotāju, prettiesiski atņēma viņu īpašumu un veica piespiedu kolektivizāciju, vajāja cilvēkus viņu politisko uzskatu, reliģiskās pārliecības un nacionālās piederības dēļ, centās sagraut un pārkrievot Latvijas nacionālo kultūru, iesūtot Latvijā simtiem tūkstošu PSRS iedzīvotāju, uzsverot, ka minētā PSRS un Vācijas Neuzbrukšanas līguma slepenos papildprotokolus 1989.gadā ir starptautiski nosodījusi gan Vācija, gan arī PSRS, vienlaikus atzīstot, ka šie protokoli noslēgti, pārkāpjot tā laika starptautisko tiesību principus un iejaucoties vairāku citu valstu suverēnajās un neatkarīgajās tiesībās, atzīmējot, ka Krievijas Federācija nav veikusi nekādas darbības, lai novērstu okupācijas sekas un tādējādi demonstrētu savu nosodošo attieksmi ne tikai pret šo prettiesisko protokolu noslēgšanu, bet arī pret to izraisītajām graujošajām sekām, balstoties uz Latvijas Republikas Augstākās padomes 1990.gada 4.maija Deklarāciju par Latvijas Republikas neatkarības atjaunošanu, kurā jau ir pasludināts, ka PSRS militārā agresija pret Latviju 1940.gada 17.jūnijā kvalificējama kā starptautisks noziegums, uzskatot, ka PSRS totalitārā komunistiskā okupācijas režīma noziegumi Latvijā ir daļa no 20.gadsimta totalitāro režīmu pastrādātajiem necilvēcīgajiem noziegumiem, kuriem nav un nevar būt noilguma, atzīmējot to, ka Vācijas nacionālsociālistiskā režīma noziegumi ir izmeklēti un starptautiski nosodīti, vainīgās personas sauktas pie atbildības, turpretī līdzīgi PSRS totalitārā komunistiskā režīma noziegumi nav ne izmeklēti, ne arī saņēmuši starptautisku nosodījumu, bet, neizmeklējot šos noziegumus, nenosodot vainīgos, kā arī nelikvidējot šo noziegumu sekas, tiek uzturēta pārliecība par totalitārā komunistiskā režīma pieļaujamību un par to, ka šīs ideoloģijas īstenotāji var nesodīti izdarīt noziegumus pret cilvēci un paturēt noziedzīgu darbību rezultātā iegūto, uzsverot Latvijas vēlmi veidot un uzturēt labas kaimiņattiecības ar Krieviju, norādot, ka patiess un noturīgs izlīgums starp valstīm iespējams tikai tad, ja pagātnē izdarītie starptautiskie noziegumi tiek atzīti, izvērtēti un nosodīti un attiecīgā valsts saskaņā ar starptautisko tiesību principiem uzņemas atbildību par starptautisko tiesību pārkāpumu, ko tā izdarījusi, apzinoties, ka nākt pie šādas atziņas ir politiski un morāli grūti, un tādēļ ar cieņu atzīstot kopš Otrā pasaules kara Vācijas valsts un vācu tautas skaudro, ilgstošo un pamatīgo savas pagātnes izvērtēšanas darbu, bez kura Eiropas integrācija tādā mērā kā tagad nekad nebūtu bijusi iespējama, izsakot cerību, ka Krievija turpinās virzību uz īsteni demokrātisku valsts iekārtu, kuras neatņemama sastāvdaļa ir patiesa vēstures izzināšana, kā arī uzskatot, ka Eiropas Savienības, it sevišķi Eiropas Parlamenta, un Eiropas Savienības dalībvalstu nosodoša attieksme pret PSRS totalitārā komunistiskā režīma noziegumiem visā pasaulē, īpaši Austrumeiropā, stiprinātu demokrātisko apziņu visā Eiropā, kā arī veicinātu to, ka Krievija uzklausa un apmierina Latvijas prasību atlīdzināt tai nodarītos zaudējumus, atzīmējot, ka starptautisks PSRS totalitārā komunistiskā okupācijas režīma un tā ietvaros pret cilvēci pastrādāto noziegumu nosodījums neizslēdz šo noziegumu izdarītāju individuālo kriminālatbildību, apliecina savus centienus atjaunot vēsturisko patiesību un dot ieguldījumu starptautiskās stabilitātes vairošanā, jo ir pārliecināta, ka politiskie režīmi, kas balstās uz ekstrēmu ideoloģiju, apdraudēs pasaules mieru un drošību, kā arī cilvēka tiesību un brīvību attīstību tik ilgi, kamēr šo režīmu kriminālā būtība nebūs pilnībā atklāta un nosodīta. Latvijas Republikas Saeima deklarē:
Latvijas Republikas Saeima uzdod Ministru kabinetam:
Latvijas Republikas Saeima aicina Krievijas Federāciju:
Latvijas Republikas Saeima aicina Eiropas Padomi un Eiropas valstu parlamentus un valdības:
Latvijas Republikas Saeima, atgādinot par 1983.gada rezolūciju par situāciju Latvijā, Igaunijā un Lietuvā, aicina Eiropas Parlamentu: īstenojot demokrātiskās apziņas veicināšanas politiku, kuras neatņemama sastāvdaļa ir arī visu totalitāro režīmu un to noziegumu izvērtēšana un nosodījums,
Saeimas priekšsēdētāja I.Ūdre
The Saeima of the Republic of
Latvia recalls the appeal contained in its 22 August 1996 Declaration on
Latvias Occupation and supporting the opinion
expressed in the Preamble of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe,
which says that, while remaining proud of their own national identities and
history, the nations of Europe are determined to transcend their former
divisions and, united ever more closely, to forge a common destiny; believing
that now that Latvia has espoused the goals and principles set forth in the EU
Constitution, it is essential for the European Union to comprehend the bitter
experience of Latvia and to be fully aware of Latvias history as an integral
part of the history of the entire united Europe; referring
to the Peace Treaty concluded between Latvia and the Russian Soviet Socialist
Federative Republic in 1920; referring
to the Pact of Non-Aggression and Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts signed by
Latvia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1932; referring
to the Convention of 1933 for the Definition of Aggression, according to which
all signatories ban any form of aggression, be it direct or indirect, and which
was also ratified by the Republic of Latvia and the USSR; emphasizing
that with the ratification of the above-mentioned multilateral and bilateral
treaties, the Republic of Latvia and the USSR undertook, on an international
level, to respect each others sovereignty and not to use war or threats of
war in bilateral relations; recalling
the Secret Additional Protocols to the Non-Aggression Pact of 1939 concluded
between Germany and the USSR, which, contrary to the existing provisions of
international law and USSRs commitments regarding Latvia, divided Eastern
Europe into spheres of interest of these two countries; recalling that
after signing this Pact and its Secret Additional Protocols, the USSR occupied
and annexed the Republic of Latvia; destroyed its constitutional regime;
murdered, tortured, and deported hundreds of thousands of its citizens;
unlawfully expropriated their property and carried out forced collectivization;
persecuted people for their political convictions, religious beliefs and
nationality; and attempted to destroy and russify the Latvian national culture
by bringing into Latvia hundreds of thousands of USSR citizens; emphasizing that
in 1989 both Germany and the USSR internationally condemned the Secret
Additional Protocols to the USSR Germany Non-Aggression Pact, and both
countries simultaneously acknowledged that these protocols had been concluded in
violation of the existing principles of international law and that they
interfered with the sovereign and independent rights of several other countries; noting
that the Russian Federation has not undertaken any activities to eliminate the
consequences of occupation such activities would have demonstrated its
condemnatory attitude not only towards concluding these unlawful protocols but
also towards the destructive consequences they caused; taking as the basis the
Declaration on the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia adopted
by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia on 4 May 1990, which has
already declared that the USSR military aggression against Latvia which began on
17 June 1940 shall be regarded as an international crime; considering
that the crimes committed in Latvia by the USSR totalitarian communist
occupation regime are part of the inhumane crimes committed by the 20th
centurys totalitarian regimes and are not and cannot be subject to the
statute of limitations; noting
that the crimes by the German National Socialist regime have been investigated
and internationally condemned, and the perpetrators have been brought to trial
while similar crimes committed by the USSR totalitarian communist regime have
neither been investigated nor have received any international condemnation.
Unless the crimes are investigated and the perpetrators are condemned and unless
the consequences of the said crimes are eliminated, the conviction is maintained
that the totalitarian communism regime is acceptable and that the implementers
of this ideology can commit crimes against humanity with impunity and can keep
what they have acquired as a result of the aforesaid crimes; emphasizing
that Latvia wishes to establish and maintain good neighbourly relations with
Russia; noting
that true and enduring reconciliation between both countries will be possible
only when the past international crimes are recognized, assessed and condemned
and when the respective country, in accordance with the principles of
international law, assumes responsibility for the violation of international law
that it has committed; being aware
that it may be politically and morally difficult to come to such a recognition,
Latvia respects the difficult, extended and thorough efforts of the state and
the people of Germany in assessing their history since World War II, without
which the integration of Europe would have never been possible to a such extent
as now; expressing the
hope that Russia will continue its progress towards a truly democratic political
system, an integral part of which is an accurate interpretation of history; as well as believing that
a condemnatory attitude of the European Union, especially of the European
Parliament, and the EU member states towards the crimes committed by
totalitarian communist regimes all over the world, especially in Eastern Europe,
would strengthen democratic awareness throughout Europe and would encourage
Russia to hear and to satisfy Latvias demands for compensating damages it has
incurred; noting
that international condemnation of the USSR totalitarian communist occupation
regime and the crimes against humanity committed by this regime does not
preclude individual criminal liability of the perpetrators of these crimes; confirms
its efforts to restore historical truth and contribute to promoting
international stability because it is convinced that political regimes which are
based on an extreme ideology will threaten global peace and security, as well as
the advancement of human rights and freedoms, as long as the criminal nature of
these regimes is not fully disclosed and condemned. The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia declares
the following: the Latvian state condemns the USSR
totalitarian communist occupation regime implemented in Latvia; The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia charges
the Cabinet of Ministers with the following: to establish within three months a
commission of experts to determine the number of victims of the USSR
totalitarian communist regime, locate mass graves, compile all information
about repressions and mass deportations, as well as to calculate the loss and
damages inflicted by the said regime on Latvia and its population; The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia calls on
the Russian Federation: to democratically assess
the past and to acknowledge historical facts, well known to the rest of the
world, about Latvias occupation and the loss and damages inflicted upon the
Latvian state and its population; to acknowledge that
the Russian Federation as the legal and political successor of the USSR is
morally, legally and financially responsible for the crimes committed against
humanity in Latvia, as well as for loss and damages caused to the Republic of
Latvia and its population during the occupation, and, in compliance with the
basic principles of international law, to fulfil its obligation to compensate
the loss and damages caused to Latvia and its population as a result of
unlawful activities; to fulfil its
promises given to the Council of Europe, particularly the promise to return
the archives and property taken out of the Republic of Latvia. The Saeima of the Republic of
Latvia calls on the Council of Europe and the parliaments and governments of
European countries: to be consistent in their
policies and legal relations regarding Latvias just political and legal
claims based on the fact of Latvias occupation and its consequences, as
well as the principles of international law; The Saeima of the Republic of
Latvia, recalling the Resolution of 1983 on the Situation in Latvia, Estonia and
Lithuania, calls on the EU Parliament: Within the framework of a
policy for promoting democratic awareness, an integral part of which is also
assessment and condemnation of all totalitarian regimes and their crimes, to establish an
international commission for assessing the crimes of the USSR totalitarian
communist regime; Speaker of the Saeima: Ingrīda
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