同志们; 首先,我代表中央党史研究室,并以《烽火忆抗战》征文活动组织委员会的名义,向应邀出席今天会议的各位领导同志、老同志以及新闻界的朋友们表示欢迎和感谢。同志们的到会,是对中共党史和中国革命史工作的热忱关怀,是对我们即将开展的这项以抗战历史为题材的爱国主义教育活动的鼎力支持。今年是中国抗日战争和世界反法西斯战争胜利50周年。最近,中共中央发 Comrades, First of all, on behalf of the Central Party History Research Center and on behalf of the Organizing Committee for the Essay Activities in Feng-an-Yi War, I extend my warmest welcome and gratitude to all the leading comrades, veterans and friends in the press invited to this meeting. The arrival of the comrades is a cordial concern for the history of the Chinese Communist Party and for the work of the Chinese revolutionary history and our full support for the forthcoming patriotic educational activity featuring the history of the Anti-Japanese War. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the victory of the Chinese anti-Japanese war and the world anti-fascist war. Recently, the CPC Central Committee issued