Positive: Srebrenica must be an invitation to confront the past

"We have an additional obligation before us to create a society that will never again experience such a moral and human decline, a community that will live civic spirit and tolerance to the fullest," states the FOM SDP announcement.
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Srebrenica, Photo: Beta/AP
Srebrenica, Photo: Beta/AP
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Ažurirano: 10.07.2015. 18:45h

The delegation of Positive Montenegro, consisting of Deputy President Azra Jasavić and representatives of the Youth Forum, will attend the commemoration of the victims tomorrow, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica.

The party announced that Srebrenica must be an invitation to confront the past, stating that the genocide must not go unpunished, and the numerous victims without justice.

"Only in this way can we build mutual trust and create healthy foundations for future generations that will oppose every form of hatred, evil and fascism," said Pozitivna.

As they stated, only those countries that show their willingness to face war crimes can be a positive example in the further integration of the Balkans.

FOM SDP: We will seek truth and justice for all those who were cut and hurt by the knife of evil

The courage to look history in the eye, to reject the false one that is the result of manipulation and discord, and accepting responsibility is the only path that leads to stable peace and prosperity, and our generations have the obligation to build a high wall against divisions, prejudices and misunderstanding and to build a dam once and for all against the streams of hatred and crimes, announced the Youth Forum of the Social Democratic Party (FOM SDP) on the occasion of tomorrow's commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica.

"It is time when we, of all religions and nations, must remain silent in the face of the pain that witnesses and those who lost their loved ones in the dark events of the early 90s in these regions carry in their souls. We also have the additional obligation to create a society that will never again will not experience such a moral and human demise, a community that will live civic spirit and tolerance to the fullest," states the FOM SDP announcement.

They added that young people are looking for and will look for truth and justice.

"Truth for all atrocities and justice for the victims of Srebrenica, those in Štrpci, Kaluđerski laz, Bukovica and all those to whom the knife of evil inflicted cuts and pain. Because love of justice is in our genes, we are descendants of Neretva, Igman and Srem, those who did not ask for the price of freedom and who laid down their lives in the fight against fascism and nationalism - ideologies that never give up their dark and inhuman goals. May there be peace to all the victims, may there be peace to the shadows of all the victims of crimes, regardless of religion or nation," reads the FOM SDP announcement.

The 20th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica will be attended by Brajović, Lazović, Orlandić and Šehović

The commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica will be attended by Montenegrin government ministers Ivan Brajović and Vujica Lazović, as well as independent members of the Parliament of Montenegro Mićo Orlandić and Damir Šehović.

They are former members of the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro, and they announced the formation of a new party that will be called the Social Democrats of Montenegro.

"During the visit, a meeting with the Association of Mothers of Srebrenica and Women of Srebrenica is planned, as well as a meeting with the mayor of Srebrenica, Ćamil Dauraković," their announcement states.

Borančić: Resistance to hatred is an obligation towards all victims

Two decades since the genocide and the tragic crime in Srebrenica reminds us all that we must strongly resist insanity, hatred and those phenomena that try to propagate any aggression and violence, announced the spokesperson of the Liberal Party of Montenegro. Ammar Borancic.

As he added, Srebrenica, as the most significant symbol of all the suffering of each of the peoples from this area, is also a historical message of the senselessness and bloody absurdity of what, even after 20 years, is a burden for each of us.

"Liberals remind the public of their initiative that in Montenegro July 11 should be declared the Day of Remembrance for Srebrenica victims and all victims of fratricidal wars in the former Yugoslavia. This human act would once again promote Montenegro as a country that inherits the brightest ideals of modern and democratic of Europe. The Liberal Party of Montenegro, with its recognizable program commitments based on the demands for the lustration process, will continue to promote such a concept of civil dialogue and demystification further and closer to the past, which can only bring us the truth that is acceptable to everyone," said Borančić.

Dealing with the past based on facts and arguments and targeting individual responsibilities and clearly sanctioning anyone who in any way inspired or participated in such events in these areas, as he added, can only result in a quality basis for the development of healthy relations between the states and peoples of the region. .

"That is why it is the duty of every citizen to clearly reject any extremist and populist politics and be guided by rational thinking and conversation with their friends and neighbors. Anything else is just demeaning the memory of all the victims and innocent civilians who lost their lives because of such insanity." , concluded Borančić.

The Bosniak party announced that it sympathizes with the families of the victims of the genocide in Srebrenica and joins the commemoration of July 11 - the Day of Remembrance of the most massive crime in Europe after the Second World War.

"20 years ago, on Saturday, July 11, more than eight thousand citizens of Srebrenica of Bosniak nationality were taken away, in front of the entire international public and with the participation of part of their peacekeeping forces. This was the final act of the planned and systematically carried out genocide against the Bosniaks in which thousands of members of this people were killed, hundreds of mosques and other sacred buildings were destroyed, many cultural and historical objects were devastated, and spiritual and material heritage was destroyed," the BS statement states. .

As they added, on July 11, funerals will be held in Potočari for another 135 newly identified civilian victims of the 1995 genocide.

"The most responsible who organized and carried out the genocide during the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina were brought to justice, but they have not yet been punished for this and other crimes. PIt is also important to mention the deportation of Bosniak refugees, the ethnic cleansing of Bukovica in Pljevlja, the kidnapping in Štrpci, attacks on religious buildings, which also represent part of the overall atmosphere of crime and terror that took place in these areas in the 90s of the last century. Unfortunately, these cases have not yet been fully prosecuted, and the perpetrators and perpetrators have not yet been adequately punished. Given that the pre-accession negotiations on EU membership are open, it is to be expected that the institutions of the state of Cne Gore, above all the judicial authorities, will do more in this direction, so that, finally, the perpetrators and those in charge of the aforementioned crimes will be sanctioned, and the citizens' trust in these institutions will be restored. institutions," the announcement states.

Bosniak Party President Rafet Husović and MP Suljo Mustafić will be part of the state delegation led by the President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanović, on the occasion of marking the 20th anniversary of the genocide against Bosniak civilians in the "UN Safe Zone" of Srebrenica in July 1995.

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