Parliament Speaker Aleksa Becic has spoken today via a video link on the 26th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, saying that we must face the dark past in order for our future to be bright.
“On 13 July this year, Montenegro marks not only Statehood Day, but also a significant jubilee – 80 years since the 13 July uprising, the first in enslaved Europe at the time. 13 July is our another word for the fight against evil in people and therefore the memory of all genocides and crimes committed in all areas and at all times. Therefore, after 26 years of this painful and tragic event for all, especially for us in the region, I want as the Parliament Speaker, but also as a son, brother, cousin, neighbor and always as a man, to send you expressions of deep sympathy in pain and suffering, which must be an unspeakable reminder to all of us in this area that life in peace is priceless”, stated Becic.
He recalls that the Parliament of Montenegro strongly condemned the Srebrenica genocide as well as those who deny it.
“Thus, we have expressed our readiness to condemn all wars in the former Yugoslavia, with deep sympathy for all victims and their families”, Mr Becic said.
He stated that responsibility could only be individual, and that no nation could be labeled as genocidal or criminal.
