Members
of the Syrian Arab Republic Government, Maestro Gergiev, musicians
of the St Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, performers, UNESCO
ambassadors, scholars, residents of Palmyra.
I would like to thank you all for this
wonderful humanitarian event today, this concert in Palmyra, now liberated
from the terrorists. I see this event as a symbol
of gratitude, memory and hope.
It expresses gratitude to all who fight terrorism
at the cost of even their own lives, memory for all victims
of terror, no matter where or when these crimes against humanity are
committed, and, of course, hope, hope not only to restore Palmyra
as part of humanity’s heritage, but to free today’s world from
this terrible scourge of international terrorism.
To do this, each and every one of us
must look at any success in the fight against terrorism
as a common victory, and always, everywhere, must see any victim
of terror as a personal loss and sorrow. Only with this
attitude to this absolute evil will we be able to defeat it once and for all.
I know that today’s event involves great
inconveniences and dangers for all taking part, the dangers
associated with being in a country at war, and with
military operations still going on not so far away. This demands great
strength and effort on your part and certainly great courage.
A big thank you to all and I wish
you good luck.
Maestro, you have the floor.
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