World War II Commemoration Reminds of Unity Needed to Defeat Terrorism

Commemoration ceremonies for World War II events should remind the international community of the need to work together to resolve pressing world challenges such as terrorism, the ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States, Kadyr Toktogulov, told Sputnik at the "Spirit of the Elbe" tribute.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Russian, US and former Soviet Union states’ delegations laid wreaths at the “Spirit of the Elbe” memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, DC on Monday.

"These events are important because they remind us that when we are apart, we are not able to resolve major world problems," Toktogulov stated on Monday. "The kind of evil we had to face during World War II would have been impossible to defeat, if we had not cooperated."

The Kyrgyz ambassador explained that without cooperation between all the Soviet Republics, the Americans and the Europeans, the allies would have never won World War II.

"This reminds us that at present, we should also work together to fight such evils as terrorism, extremism and other issues facing the humanity," Toktogulov added.

Elbe Day commemorates the reunion of the Soviet and US armies at the River Elbe in Germany on April 25, 1945, which was an important step toward ending World War II.