Daily: Srebrenica declaration text

The ICJ ruling in the Srebrenica case is quoted in the introductory part of the proposed text of the Srebrenica resolution. This is according to an article in Belgrade daily Blic today, which says the rest of the text condemns the crime against Bosniaks (Muslims) in the strongest terms. Daily: Srebrenica declaration text It also promises that fugitive Ratko Mladic will find himself before the Hague Tribunal. The article adds, however, that work on another declaration is under way, written by experts from the Foreign Ministry, which is “on the same track”. The text quoted by Blic "should soon be presented to the Ruling Socialists, but also to the Progressives too, the strongest opposition party". The goal, according to this, is that the declaration on Srebrenica receives the widest possible support in parliament, and the text that has already been written could be a compromise solution, the newspaper writes. On one hand, it should satisfy those who think of this massacre as a crime, like Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) in the ruling coalition, but also those parties which insist on the term genocide, like for example Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The preamble of the draft resolution, which the daily saw, points out that “serious crimes against Bosniaks in Srebrenica were committed in July 1995, which included mass killings of men and persecution of women, children and elderly, and which have been qualified as genocide by the ICJ and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.” The draft further refers to the ruling of the ICJ from February 26, 2007, international law, principle of non-prescription of crimes, justice and tolerance and emphasizes that “the National Assembly most strongly condemns the crime against Bosniaks in Srebrenica and expresses loathing over the barbaric crimes.” The second article is expressing “the deepest sympathy to the victims’ families and honoring the victims of the crime.” It further states that “parliament supports measures to punish all those responsible” that it is giving full support to war crimes trials and stresses determination that fugitive Ratko Mladic will be extradited to the Hague Tribunal. The last, fifth, article of the draft, as reported by the newspaper, states that “the National Assembly most strongly condemns attempts to deny and make relative the Srebrenica crime, as well as attempts to create an atmosphere of impunity and oblivion related to these crimes.” The daily’s source claims that the other text of the resolution which is still being worked on, is "on the same track” and that it is "hard to imagine that the declaration about Srebrenica can be adopted without quoting the ICJ ruling".

Daily: Srebrenica declaration text

It also promises that fugitive Ratko Mladić will find himself before the Hague Tribunal. The article adds, however, that work on another declaration is under way, written by experts from the Foreign Ministry, which is “on the same track”.

The text quoted by Blic "should soon be presented to the Ruling Socialists, but also to the Progressives too, the strongest opposition party".

The goal, according to this, is that the declaration on Srebrenica receives the widest possible support in parliament, and the text that has already been written could be a compromise solution, the newspaper writes.

On one hand, it should satisfy those who think of this massacre as a crime, like Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) in the ruling coalition, but also those parties which insist on the term genocide, like for example Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

The preamble of the draft resolution, which the daily saw, points out that “serious crimes against Bosniaks in Srebrenica were committed in July 1995, which included mass killings of men and persecution of women, children and elderly, and which have been qualified as genocide by the ICJ and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.”

The draft further refers to the ruling of the ICJ from February 26, 2007, international law, principle of non-prescription of crimes, justice and tolerance and emphasizes that “the National Assembly most strongly condemns the crime against Bosniaks in Srebrenica and expresses loathing over the barbaric crimes.”

The second article is expressing “the deepest sympathy to the victims’ families and honoring the victims of the crime.”

It further states that “parliament supports measures to punish all those responsible” that it is giving full support to war crimes trials and stresses determination that fugitive Ratko Mladić will be extradited to the Hague Tribunal.

The last, fifth, article of the draft, as reported by the newspaper, states that “the National Assembly most strongly condemns attempts to deny and make relative the Srebrenica crime, as well as attempts to create an atmosphere of impunity and oblivion related to these crimes.”

The daily’s source claims that the other text of the resolution which is still being worked on, is "on the same track” and that it is "hard to imagine that the declaration about Srebrenica can be adopted without quoting the ICJ ruling".