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14:01, July 04, 2007 |
Estonia on Tuesday reburied the remains of eight Soviet soldiers, which were exhumed from a Red Army memorial in central Tallin in April.
Government officials, including Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo, foreign diplomats and World War II veterans attended the ceremony at a military cemetery.
"Now that the eight have found their place in the cemetery, they cannot be used in provocative action against the Republic of Estonia," Aaviksoo said at the ceremony.
He added that Estonia hoped to conduct dialogues with Russia on the protection of cemeteries of former Soviet soldiers.
Russia's ambassador did not attend the reburial held by the Estonian government.
In a press release issued on Monday, the Russian Embassy reiterated Moscow's protest against the removal of the Red Army memorial and the exhumation of Soviet soldiers.
On April 26, the Estonian government ordered the removal of the Soldier Liberator monument located in
Tynismyagi Square, which commemorates Soviet soldiers killed during World War II.
The move triggered violent protests from ethnic Russians in the Baltic country and drew strong criticisms from Russia.
Source: Xinhua
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