Refugees welcome genocide countersuit

The Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia say they support Serbia’s genocide lawsuit against Croatia.

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Wednesday, 06.01.2010.

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The Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia say they support Serbia’s genocide lawsuit against Croatia. With the court process, they say, the truth about the events during of the 1990s will finally be revealed. Refugees welcome genocide countersuit Belgrade and Zagreb have different opinions about what happened between 1991 and 1995, after the breakup of Yugoslavia and the war in Croatia. That is the reason why the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will decide whether genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed. The coalition, which gathers 48 refugee associations, is stating that ethnic Serbs in Croatia experienced disaster during the war because over 400,000 people were driven away from their homes. Numerous war crimes against Serb civilians and members of the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) were committed in Croatia before and after the war, as well as during pperations Flash and Storm. The coalition, however, points out that Serbia and Croatia should work on the development of good neighborly relations, regardless of the mutual lawsuits. "It is important for the region’s stability to establish dialogue by both sides in order to address a series of open issues regarding former and current refugees, processing of war crimes, exhumation and identification of the missing, return of displaced persons, compensation for destroyed and seized property, comprehensive solution for tenants’ rights and regulation of unpaid pensions, the coalition stated. Serbia filed its lawsuit before the ICJ in The Hague on Monday, accusing Croatia of committing genocide. Croatia filed a similar lawsuit againt Serbia ten years ago. The refugee associations also believe that the upcoming visit of soon to be ex-president of Croatia Stjepan Mesic to Kosovo is interfering with Serbia's internal politics, "and does not contribute to the development of good relations between the two countries".

Refugees welcome genocide countersuit

Belgrade and Zagreb have different opinions about what happened between 1991 and 1995, after the breakup of Yugoslavia and the war in Croatia.

That is the reason why the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will decide whether genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed.

The coalition, which gathers 48 refugee associations, is stating that ethnic Serbs in Croatia experienced disaster during the war because over 400,000 people were driven away from their homes.

Numerous war crimes against Serb civilians and members of the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) were committed in Croatia before and after the war, as well as during pperations Flash and Storm.

The coalition, however, points out that Serbia and Croatia should work on the development of good neighborly relations, regardless of the mutual lawsuits.

"It is important for the region’s stability to establish dialogue by both sides in order to address a series of open issues regarding former and current refugees, processing of war crimes, exhumation and identification of the missing, return of displaced persons, compensation for destroyed and seized property, comprehensive solution for tenants’ rights and regulation of unpaid pensions, the coalition stated.

Serbia filed its lawsuit before the ICJ in The Hague on Monday, accusing Croatia of committing genocide. Croatia filed a similar lawsuit againt Serbia ten years ago.

The refugee associations also believe that the upcoming visit of soon to be ex-president of Croatia Stjepan Mesić to Kosovo is interfering with Serbia's internal politics, "and does not contribute to the development of good relations between the two countries".

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