On Wednesday, May 8, on the eve of the 79th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War, a solemn ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths was held at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.
Representatives of the CSTO PA Secretariat took part in the ceremony. Accompanied by the honor guard, they brought a wreath and flowers from the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly to the Motherland monument to honor the memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War.
The CSTO Parliamentary Assembly is actively working to protect the historical truth. For example, on December 19, 2023, the Assembly adopted Recommendations on Liability for the Actions Related to Nazism Rehabilitation and Distortion the Historical Truth.
According to the Explanatory Note to the Recommendations, “preserving the historical memory of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, defending the historical truth, preserving and supporting traditional spiritual and moral values are of fundamental importance for all CSTO Member States, for strengthening their national and civil identity, ensuring interethnic and interreligious peace and harmony, and successful socioeconomic development.”