Lajcak: Language of hatred mustn't make it into vocabulary of politicians

Anti-Semitism stems from hatred and intolerance, and such language must not make it into the vocabulary of politicians, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak, who on Sunday participated in the first International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) ministerial meeting in Brussels, has told TASR. Lajcak welcomed "the strong message" that the countries participating in the meeting conveyed, expressing appreciation for the fact that it was also attended by Holocaust survivors. The minister noted that the meeting of the alliance, which has 34 member countries, commemorated the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp as well as the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust, which he said could be considered "a basic document" for defining anti-Semitism.