The letter was addressed to the UN secretary-general on behalf of permanent representatives to the UN of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia and Uzbekistan. In 2010 the world will celebrate the 65th anniversary of the victory over fascism. The great victory in the World War Two was achieved by efforts of many countries, the document says. At the same time this war brought the greatest tragedy for the peoples of Europe and the world, it is said in the letter.

“In 2010 the world will commemorate the sixty-fifth anniversary of the victory over fascism. The great victory in the Second World War was achieved through the efforts of many countries. That war proved to be the greatest tragedy to afflict the peoples of Europe and the world. Through the suffering and death of millions of people, the world community came to realize the indispensability of a system of collective security and the necessity of establishing reliable machinery to ensure international peace,” the letter says.

“The burning desire to spare humanity forever from the miseries of war served as the basis for the founding of the United Nations, whose Charter has come to serve as the code of conduct for States and international organizations and the generally recognized foundation for the building of a new world order and the system of international law,” it says.

“It is important today to bear in mind the lessons of the Second World War, to hold sacred the memory of the fallen and to work to promote the preservation of the historical memory of peoples. The meaning of the victory won in the Second World War is especially significant today, when the international community needs to join forces to address global challenges and threats, such as international terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and transnational organized crime,” the letter says. “The memory of the victory over fascism is also of current relevance in view of the increasing attempts to rewrite history and revise the conclusions to be drawn from the Second World War and the Nuremberg Tribunal. The rise of neo-fascist and neo-Nazi ideologies and organizations and the growth of aggressive nationalism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia make it necessary for the United Nations to oppose crimes based on race, nationality and ethnic origin and the spread of intolerance and related forms of racial discrimination,” it says.

“The States Members of the United Nations must jointly take all possible measures to put an end through political means to present-day armed conflicts, prevent their emergence in the future and promote the joint efforts of the international community to combat new challenges and threats, with the United Nations playing the central role. That is why it is especially important to promote the improvement of United Nations machinery for preventing and resolving conflicts by peaceful means, strengthening the Organization’s capacities in peacebuilding and the consolidation of peace, and promoting democratic values, human rights and fundamental freedoms. It is in the direct interest of humanity to further strengthen the effectiveness of the United Nations as the central element in the collective security system, inter alia, through a process of rational reform,” it says.

“Consideration of this agenda item could lead to the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution on the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Second World War. This would make it possible to hold a solemn meeting of the General Assembly in memory of all victims of the war,” believe representatives of the seven CIS states.