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The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania become the first foreign dignitaries to visit the Memorial on June 14, 2007.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas prepares to lay flowers at the Memorial (photo by Monika Bonckute).
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas prepares to lay flowers at the Memorial (photo by Monika Bonckute).
 Father Alfonsas Svarinskas from Lithuania leads prayer at the Memorial on June 14. Father Svarinskas spent over 20 years in Soviet prison camps (photo by Monika Bonckute).
Father Alfonsas Svarinskas from Lithuania leads prayer at the Memorial on June 14. Father Svarinskas spent over 20 years in Soviet prison camps (photo by Monika Bonckute).
 Lithuanians gather at the Memorial on June 14, which in Lithuania is commemorated as the Day of Mourning and Hope, when the Soviets began mass deportations to Siberia in 1941 (photo by Monika Bonckute).
Lithuanians gather at the Memorial on June 14, which in Lithuania is commemorated as the Day of Mourning and Hope, when the Soviets began mass deportations to Siberia in 1941 (photo by Monika Bonckute).
Latvian Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks at Memorial on June 14, 2007 (photo courtesy of Embassy of Latvia).
Latvian Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks at Memorial on June 14, 2007 (photo courtesy of Embassy of Latvia).
 Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet (right) takes a close look at the Memorial on June 14, 2007. To his right are Estonian Ambassador Jüri Luik, Dr. Lee Edwards, Karl Altau, and Erik Puskar of Estonian American National Council (photo by Aliisa Altau).
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet (right) takes a close look at the Memorial on June 14, 2007. To his right are Estonian Ambassador Jüri Luik, Dr. Lee Edwards, Karl Altau, and Erik Puskar of Estonian American National Council (photo by Aliisa Altau).
 Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet becomes the first foreign dignitary to visit the Memorial following the dedication (photo by Aliisa Altau).
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet becomes the first foreign dignitary to visit the Memorial following the dedication (photo by Aliisa Altau).