International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust and the Prevention of Crimes against Humanity - 27 january 2011
Statement issued by Michèle Alliot-Marie, Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
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Paris, 27 January 2011 
On this International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust and the Prevention of Crimes against Humanity, France remembers the victims, and its thoughts go to their descendants.
We are absolutely determined to rise to the challenge of ensuring Holocaust awareness and of passing thisknowledge on to new generations in France and around the world.
Eyewitnesses are gradually disappearing. We all therefore have a duty to keep the memory alive and to protest against all forms of trivialization.
When I visited the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem last week, I understood, once again, how important it is for us to maintain our vigilance, in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and in order to prevent crimes against humanity.
