THE HEAD OF LITHUANIAN DIPLOMACY UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN THE SPHERE OF HOLOCAUST AND ANTI-SEMITISM
On 8 June, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antanas Valionis delivered an address during the Conference on combating anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance organized by European Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
A.Valionis acquainted the participants of the conference with the programme of Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science on the Holocaust education activities. It is planned to establish a network of Tolerance Education Centres in the secondary schools of Lithuania. The centers will be directed by teachers, who will be trained according to differentiated training programmes taking into account the needs of local communities. The programme will also include preparing of methodological material for teaching about the Holocaust in Lithuania, book publishing, and museum projects.
“Education is the most effective way of combating intolerance. Acknowledging and remembering history must lead us into further actions of encouraging tolerance and mutual understanding,” the Minister said.
A.Valionis also presented to the participants of the conference the plans to hold in Lithuania a conference in order to address the issue of implementation of the decisions and declarations on tolerance.
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