Tonight, the Government of Montenegro adopted amendments to the proposal of the United Nations (UN) resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica ("International Day of Remembrance and Commemoration of the Genocide in Srebrenica 1995"), learned "Vijesti".
In the first amendment, as "Vijesti" published last week, it says: "... Reiterating that guilt for the crime of genocide is individualized and cannot be attributed to any ethnic, religious or other group or community as a whole." The second states: "Confirming the inviolability of the general framework agreement for peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina in all its provisions".
It was confirmed to "Vijesti" from several sources from the Government that the Deputy Prime Minister for Demography and Youth and the Minister of Sports and Youth Dragoslav Šćekić expressed his opinion, and that the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Vladimir Joković did not vote.
Joković is the leader and Šćekić the vice-president of the Socialist People's Party (SNP).
In the proposal of the Government's information on the amendments, which "Vijesti" had access to, it is written that Montenegro, as a country that cultivates a culture of memory and maintains good-neighborly relations, shows "special sensitivity towards those topics that are important for coexistence, cooperation and reconciliation in the region ". In this context, as stated, it is of vital importance that, regarding the proposed resolution, all misunderstandings, misunderstandings and politicization of its text be avoided, "that is, to preserve its civilizational intentions, leaving no room for dilemmas and misinterpretations".
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"Taking into account the discussion that took place regarding the proposed resolution at the headquarters of the United Nations, as well as in Montenegro, but also in the region, it is necessary to adopt a conciliatory and friendly attitude, by supplementing the text of the proposed resolution to eliminate all doubts about the possibility of its alleged abuse. In this regard, it is recommended that the text of the proposed resolution contain two, adequately defined and positioned, amendment formulations, which will unequivocally underline that the guilt for the crime of genocide is individual, and that it cannot be attributed to any nation, ethnic or religious group. It is also advisable to point out the necessity of preserving the provisions of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina," the information proposal reads.
It also states that it is proposed that the Government instructs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to formulate the aforementioned suggestions and send them to the proponents of the resolution in an adequate manner.
The proposal initiated by Germany and Rwanda calls for July 11 to be declared an international day of remembrance for the genocide in Srebrenica. The vote in the United Nations Assembly was supposed to take place on May 2, but was postponed. The new voting date has not yet been determined.
At tonight's electronic session of the Government, there was no discussion on the proposed resolution.
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