Srebrenica is a warning, a reminder that when the world remains silent or holds a candle to the perpetrators of genocide, we all become responsible, said today the Vice President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mirsad Nurković, head of the delegation of the Parliament of Montenegro on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica.
A commemoration was held yesterday at the Srebrenica Memorial Center to mark the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, at which domestic and foreign officials addressed the event in person or via messages.
"30 years ago, in the United Nations safe zone in Srebrenica, genocide was committed before the eyes of the entire world. Not only did the international community witness this crime, but with its passivity it opened the door to the possibility of erasing all previous civilizational achievements. It was not only a moment of betrayal of humanity, but also a deep moral wound to all of humanity. Mothers sent their sons to the so-called 'safe zone', believing in the protection of the international order, but in fact, unknowingly, they were sending them to certain death. In the following decades, those same mothers waited for news, waited for the remains, watched as their loved ones, tied with wire, were brutally killed," Nurković pointed out in a statement.
He added that today, 30 years later, Srebrenica is more than a geographical location.
"It is a symbol. It is a question of conscience: are we as humanity ready to return civilization to its rightful place? Or are there still those who are not ready to be civilized?" said Nurković.
According to him, the State of Montenegro has a clear and consistent position: from the adoption of the Resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica in the Parliament of Montenegro, to the vote for the Resolution in the United Nations General Assembly.
"It is our obligation to hear the truth, to respect the victims and to never forget the genocide. Srebrenica is a warning. A reminder that when the world is silent or holds a candle to the perpetrators of genocide, we all become responsible. But also a call to, through remembrance, education and responsibility, never allow something similar to happen again, to anyone, anywhere," Nurković said.
The statement says that, in addition to Nurković, the delegation of the Parliament of Montenegro consisted of: MPs Kenana Strujić-Harbić, Edina Dešić, Nađa Laković, Tonči Janović and Seid Hadžić, as well as Nurković's advisors Haris Ramović and Zijad Halilović.
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