Liberation80: Rasi: Peace Not Matter of Course, Must Be Preserved

Liptovsky Mikulas, April 5 (TASR) - Peace is not a matter of course, it must be preserved and therefore it's important, especially for the younger generation, to know that living in peace is a great privilege, Parliamentary Chair Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) stated on Saturday at the Haj Nicovo memorial in Liptovsky Mikulas (Zilina region), where he commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the town by laying a wreath. Rasi pointed out that on April 4, 1945 two important Slovak towns were liberated, the capital Bratislava, but also Liptovsky Mikulas. "For eighty years we've lived here in peace, but it doesn't have to continue to be that way. Let's not underestimate the threat of new conflicts into which repeating history, ignorance of our past or indifference to it can lead us," he added. In his address, the House chair also touched on the current situation in Europe in the context of the war in Ukraine, expressing a hope that, once peace negotiations had begun, an agreement on a sustainable peace could soon be reached. In his view, achieving peace this year, when the whole of Europe is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, would have a strong symbolic value. am