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Vorsitzende des Seimas der Republik Litauen

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Stefan Kosiewski: Zaniepokojony komunikatami o niebezpieczeñstwie pogorszeniasiê poùo¿enia szkolnictwa polskiego w Republice Litwy, oœmielam siê zwróciã do PaniPrzewodnicz¹cej z proœ b¹ o zdementowanie alarmuj¹cych doniesieñ (w zaù.: Pac-f-j-spula-z-4-marca-2011-r). Chciaù bym tym zapytaniem przyczyniã siê do poprawy stosunków miêdzy naszymi Narodami.

Polnischer Schulverein OSWIATA in Frankfurt am Main e.V.Polnisches Kulturzentrum e.V.

Stefan Kosiewski, Der VorsitzendePostfach 800626 D-65906 Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main, 8. März 2011

Vorsitzende des Seimas der Republik LitauenFrau Irena DEGUTIENË

Gedimino pr. 53, LT-01109 Vilnius

Szanowna Pani Marszaùek,

Miêdzynarodowy Dzieñ Kobiet zobowi¹zuje w szczególny sposób do zùo¿enia Paninajlepszych ¿ yczeñ w pracy jak i w ¿ yciu osobistym. Proszê przyj¹ã serdeczne

¿ yczenia, które sk ùadam Pani w imieniu milionów Polaków mieszkaj¹cych na sta

ùe w Niemczech, nie zrzeszonych w organizacjach wspieranych przez rz¹d w Warszawie.

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Prowadz¹c dziaùalnoœã niezale¿n¹ od rz¹dów: Niemiec i Polski goœciùem w SejmieRepubliki Litwy, rozumiaùem siê po polsku i w jêzyku niemieckim w rozmowach zPosùami ró¿nych partii. Uczestniczy ùem w polsko-litewskich konferencjachoœ wiatowych i pedagogicznych. Wizytowaùem polskie szkoù y na Litwie, czytaùem moje wiersze w klasach lekcyjnych i poza szkoùami. Z radoœci¹ towarzyszy ùem odradzaniu

siê na Litwie polskiego harcerstwa.

Zaniepokojony komunikatami o niebezpieczeñstwie pogorszenia siê poùo¿eniaszkolnictwa polskiego w Republice Litwy, oœmielam siê zwróciã do PaniPrzewodnicz¹cej z proœ b¹ o zdementowanie alarmuj¹cych doniesieñ (w zaù.: PAC, F.J.Spula z 4 marca 2011 r.). Chciaù bym tym zapytaniem przyczyniã siê do poprawy stosunków miêdzy naszymi Narodami.

Z wyrazami najwy ¿szego szacunkuStefan Kosiewski

Do wiadomoœci: Ausschuss für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur Valentinas Stundys, Vorsitzender

Polacy na Litwie Stefan KOSIEWSKI, Frankfurt am Main Link

Vytis from the period of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Tapestry at Wawel Castle, Cracow

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March 4, 2011

Her Excellency Dalia Grybauskaitė

PresidentRepublic of Lithuania

S. Daukanto a. 3

LT 01122 Vilnius, Lithuania

Fax (+370 5) 266 4145E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Dear Madam President:

The Polish American Congress, an umbrella organization representing more than 10 million persons in the United States who are Polish or of Polish descent, is strongly protesting the

discrimination being shown to persons of Polish ethnicity in the Republic of Lithuania.

Please remember that the ethnic Poles in your country are not immigrants who chose to live in

Lithuania, but are Poles whose ancestors have lived there for centuries.

On February 16 2011, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Audronius Ažubalis, currently

Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),

testified before the Committee for Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S.

Helsinki Commission, of the U.S. Congress. Among the Minister’s statements were these words: Lithuania is under no illusions about the enormity of the tasks that face us this

year. As the OSCE chairperson in office, I plan to focus our attention on specific

key outcomes, which we will pursue on a step-by-step basis. Our key goals:register tangible progress in addressing protracted conflicts, significantly

improve our record of implementation of media freedom commitments, promote

tolerance education throughout the OSCE area in order to combat hate crimesand discrimination…

Yet the actions of the Lithuanian government belie these words. Discrimination against thePolish ethnic minority manifests itself, among others, in these ways:

- Elimination of education in the Polish language and closing of Polish-language schools,

which have existed in the area for centuries, and which now teach Polish in addition to,

not instead of, the national Lithuanian language.

POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESSNational Office5711 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Chicago, IL 60646-6294

Tel.: (773) 763-7744

Fax: (773) 763-7114

E-mail: [email protected]

Washington, DC Office1612 K Street, NW, Suite 410

Washington, DC 20006-2802

Tel.: (202) 296-6955

Fax: (202) 835-1565

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site: www.pac1944.org

S erving the interests of Polish Americans since 1 944



- In contravention of accepted practice and regulations of the European Union, signs in

languages other than Lithuanian are banned, even in areas where over 80% of the

population speaks the other language. Heavy fines are levied for posting such signs.- Members of ethnic minorities in Lithuania are denied the right to spell their given and

family names in the original form passed down through the generations, but must change

the spelling to government-mandated forms.

It should be noted that the attempts to forcefully assimilate the Polish community in Lithuania

significantly intensified after Lithuania’s accession to NATO and the European Union, inviolation of the anti-discriminatory principles, which are the guiding light of these organizations.

Therefore, the Polish American Congress calls on the government of Lithuania to live up to these

principles and cease the discriminatory actions against the ethnic Polish community.

Respectfully,

Frank J. Spula,President

Addressees:

H.E. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President, Republic of Lithuania

H.E. Andrius Kubilius, Prime Minister, Republic of LithuaniaH.E. Irena Degutienės, Speaker of the Seimas, Republic of Lithuania

H.E. Valentinas Stundys, Chair, Seimas Committee on Education and Culture

H.E. Audronius Ažubalis, Minister of Foreign AffairsH.E. Gintaras Steponavičius, Minister of Education and Science

Copies:

H.E. Donald Tusk, Prime Minister, Republic of PolandHon. Hilary Rodman Clinton, Secretary of State, United States of America

Hon. Christopher H. Smith, Chairman, U.S. Helsinki Commission

Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin, Co-Chairman, U.S. Helsinki Commission

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