- This day changed Poland. One would want to say that the sacrifice made by President Lech Kaczyński and his wife, President Kaczorowski, the most important commanders, led by the Chief of Staff, General Gągor, clergy, parliamentarians from all formations of the then parliament, employees and those who served, such as pilots, crew, security guards, everyone involved, BOR officers, everyone involved in securing this visit, families of Katyn victims, those who carried the memory, representatives of various social organizations, we will remember them all shortly - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on the anniversary of the Smolensk catastrophe.

- One would want to say that such moments should encourage reflection, unite, and so it was in the first days, hours, I remember it well - he continued.

- Today, remembering, commemorating, and perhaps with a sense of unified pride and reflection, we also cannot remain silent about the fact that over these 16 years, there have also been those who wanted to destroy this community, to poison it in some way, to sow discord - the Deputy Prime Minister noted.

- This is our tragedy, meaning the tragedy at Smolensk has unfortunately also become a tragedy for us here, the contemporary ones, over these 16 years, for the families, an often unhealed wound, being picked at by every sound, every word - he said.

- I want to tell you that you should not lose hope. Especially on a day like this, you should not lose hope, because if we have been able to meet here for 16 years, to come together here, to remember what is good, especially what Wiesław Woda did in this place, but all those 96 people who gave their lives then and died in the accident, it means there is hope. That those who seek to misuse this in any way will ultimately lose, because good triumphs over evil, because love is stronger than hate - he added.