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Candle vigil held in memory of those killed with the a concentration camp. Translator distinguished ladies and gentlemen, i would like to welcome to this commemoration former inmates of the camp and holocaust survivors. May i welcome your high messes, president s, prime ministers, and all the heads of parliament and heads of state delegations. May i welcome representatives of the polish parliament and parliamentarians from europe and the world. May i welcome members of governments from poland, europe, and the world. I welcome representatives of the diplomatic corps. The donors who have supported the Auschwitz Foundation and fund. And welcome representatives of churches and religious communities, notably communities of the Jewish Society and also the representatives of regional authorities and local governments. Representatives of all the institutions and organizations and all the other people who have arrived to this commemoration. May i now request the address of the president of pola