Government Representatives, Including Many Muslims, Visit Auschwitz In Bid To Counter Holocaust Denial

In a trip to Poland organized by UNESCO, the Mayor of Paris and the Aladdin Project, 150 representatives of 40 governments yesterday visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, in a move designed to counter Holocaust denial, educate about the Holocaust and battle anti-Semitism. The mission included a large delegation from a number of Muslim countries. Among those attending was Karim Lahidji, the head of the Iranian League of Human Rights. Iran's president has been a leading Holocaust denier. AP and the UN News Centre both report on the trip.