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The Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office, János Lázár stressed that “the attention that the Memorial Year will receive in 2014 thanks to UNESCO is both an opportunity and a responsibility”. Hungarian authorities will be organizing a series of commemorative, educational and cultural events throughout the year.  

The granting of UNESCO’s patronage was officially announced on 29 October 2013 in Budapest by .