The Permanent Mission of Serbia to the UN has called the countries supporting the resolution on Srebrenica to withdraw it after the permanent missions of Germany and Rwanda handed over the final text yesterday, Tanjug reported, quoted by BTA.
In April, a draft resolution was proposed at the United Nations calling for July 11 to be declared the International Day of Commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide, and condemning genocide denial and the glorification of war criminals. The Bosnian Serbs, Serbia and its UN allies do not recognize the genocide and oppose the adoption of the resolution.
„Taking into account the unimaginable consequences of such a draft resolution on the fragile process of reconciliation and the opening of old wounds, we once again call on the supporters of the resolution to withdraw the text for the sake of the interests of all and above all the peoples of Bosnia, but also of all member states of the United Nations. In order not to put the member countries in a position to vote on a delicate issue that requires consensus”, the Permanent Mission of Serbia to the UN said in a statement.
It is emphasized that despite the claims of strong regional support for the resolution, supporters continue the practice of one-way communication, without the possibility of questions and comments, against the background of the lack of open consultation, which implies the participation of all member countries.
„This only confirms what the Republic of Serbia has been saying from the beginning – the opacity of the process without broader regional consensus and agreement reveals the true intentions behind the resolution. (…) The attempt by the supporting parties to assert individual guilt through judicial processes only confirms that, in a broader political sense, they want to collectively attribute the moral responsibility for the genocide to one people, the message reads.
It is added that the true purpose of the resolution is to attribute the blame for the genocide to the Serbian people, and proof of this is the words of the Bosnian Foreign Minister Elmedin Kovacevic that “Such a Serbia deserves contempt and does not deserve any cooperation”.
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Yesterday, Bosnia's ambassador to the UN, Zlatko Lagumdžija, announced that the final text of the resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica, which will be presented to the member states of the UN on May 23, has been agreed upon, Radio Free Europe reported. This version includes amendments proposed by Montenegro - now the word “individual fault” instead of (the fault) “is not collective“.
On July 11, 1995, the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica was captured by Bosnian Serb forces under the command of Gen. Ratko Mladic during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995). Bosnian Serbs slaughter 8,000 Muslims – men and boys located in an enclave declared a security area by the United Nations.