On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of NATO bombing, Prime Minister Duško Marković said that Montenegro today, as an independent country and part of a large Euro-Atlantic family, and a future member of the European Union (EU), decides about its own future, but it respectfully remembers innocent victims of intervention from the times when our country didn’t have control over the events that were happening.
“Twenty years have passed since the intervention of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. On that occasion, six innocent civilians, among them three children, lost their lives tragically in the north of Montenegro, in Murino. The State of Montenegro will never forget the innocent victims. Montenegro neither wanted not led to the 1999 NATO intervention. Montenegro was at that time part of another state and the system in which it had no control over the events that surrounded it,” PM Marković told in a statement.
PM Duško Marković: #Montenegro today, as an independent state, part of a large Euro-Atlantic family & future #EU member, decides on its own about future but remembers innocent victims when our country was part of another state in which it had no control over the events. pic.twitter.com/teWQtz97j6
— Montenegro in NATO (@MontenegroNATO) March 24, 2019
He also said he wanted to show reverence for the victims and send message for the future remembering the difficult times.
“When we remember these tragic events, we should be more than ever aware of the importance of unity and concord. We can have different opinions, but preserving our fundamental values and solidarity are principles that should encourage us to contribute to the progress of our country every single day,” concluded PM Marković.
