Akaši does not know who targeted Markale, Đukanović praises his book

Former UN Special Envoy for Yugoslavia Jasuši Akaši says that the crime at Markale in Sarajevo in 1995 is still "an unclear case, because the shell that killed the citizens could have come from both warring sides".

Akashi participated in the meeting "New Balkans and EU enlargement" organized by the European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD).

Akashi's book "In the valley between war and peace" was presented at the meeting in Miločer, which was highly recommended by the former Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović.

Nationalists of all colors used the mentality to push the country into uncontrolled violence, says Đukanović

The matter is unclear

Akashi told reporters in Miločer that "as for Markal, we (the UN) investigated the matter very seriously. I formed a Committee with five members, great experts who came from five countries".

"The conclusion that the Board gave me was that, based on the collected data, the grenade could have come from the Bosnian Serb side, but also from the side controlled by the Bosnian government. Therefore, the matter is still unclear," he said.

Đukanović recommends the book

Đukanović, who during the war years was the head of the executive power in Montenegro, which supported the war policy of Slobodan Milošević, spoke about Akashi's book.

"Mr. Akaši, one could say with surgical precision, painted the character of the personalities who were in key positions in Yugoslavia and its republics in the 90s. This will help the readers to better understand why all this happened at that time in our area." Djukanovic said.

Đukanović with JNA reservists

"They will see how the key decision-makers lacked political will, experience and ability for strategic vision, and how nationalists of all colors used the mentality and traumas of the past in these areas to push the country into uncontrolled violence, chaos, mutual aggression and fratricidal conflicts. ".

Đukanović recommends the book and says that after it it will be clearer to everyone "who and why questioned the independence and freedom of people, and threatened the future of current and future generations".

"Unfortunately, we will be paying a toll for it for a long time, but there remains hope that it is the last great tragedy on European soil after the Second World War, and that we have left that heavy burden behind us," he said.