Declaration on Latvian Legionnaires in World War II (Latvian: Deklarācija par latviešu leģionāriem Otrajā pasaules karā) was adopted by the sixth Saeima in its second-to-last meeting on October 29, 1998. With Saeima composed of 100 MPs, 50 votes were cast in favour, 8 against. The rapporteur MP, Jānis Mauliņš, said before the vote, that “this decision will be our position towards our soldiers who truly fought for the independence of Latvia”. The declaration was answered with criticism by the lower house of the parliament of Russia and by its foreign ministry.