In a letter addressed to MPs in Kosovo, the Mothers of Srebrenica Association thanked them for adopting the Resolution which condemns the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, saying that it represents an important contribution to peace and stability.
“Thank you for showing the world that peace, stability and reconciliation are the priorities you strive for, but also that these values cannot be achieved without facing the past and condemning genocide and all other war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia,” the letter said.
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It noted that the Srebrenica Genocide is “the worst crime committed in Europe after WWII” and that it must not be forgotten, as denying that it happened represents “the final phase of genocide.”
“We can only stop the ubiquitous practice of glorifying war criminals and denying war crimes together. The adoption of the Resolution condemning the genocide in Srebrenica is a step toward that goal,” it said.
“We call on the international community to join in preventing the last phase of genocide when they have already failed to prevent genocide and the killing of our loved ones,” it concluded.
The resolution Kosovo's parliament adopted states that “the Serb forces of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) carried out a massacre in Srebrenica and its surroundings for several days, when over 8,000 women, men and children were killed.”
expresses sympathy and deep sorrow for the innocent victims and expresses condolences to the families. Any public and deliberate denial of the genocide in Srebrenica, with the aim of denigrating the victims and covering up the motives for the crimes committed, will be strongly condemned.
The government and other state institutions are invited to declare July 11 as the Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica genocide. The Resolution urges states to make additional efforts to bring to justice all those responsible for planning and committing the Srebrenica genocide.
Montenegro's Parliament adopted a similar resoluton last month.
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