2023-09-20 18:28:54
France, Wallonia and Flanders introduced this joint request shortly before the centenary of the end of the First World War. They saw these sites as symbols of reconciliation and equality, since both allied and enemy soldiers are honored there.
“The global dimension of this nomination, and its universal message of peace, are strikingly relevant in light of world news.“, point out Flanders and Wallonia in a joint press release published on the occasion of UNESCO’s decision.
It is also, explain the two regions, a message addressed to more than 130 countries, “homelands of these soldiers from the four corners of the world, who rest in our regions“.
“These are cemeteries and monuments that bring people from all over the world together to commemorate the victims of war“, underlines Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon.
For the Walloon Minister-President, Elio Di Rupo, these sites “have an extraordinary power of reconciliation between peoples“.
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