The European Union Monday acknowledged that the Srebrenica genocide, in which 8,372 Bosnian Muslims, mainly men and boys, were brutally killed was “one of the darkest pages of European history.” “Europe remembers its responsibility and failure to protect. Today, while war rages again on the European continent, we vow to do better to defend peace and protect life,” said EU High Representative Josep Borrell and EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neigbourhood Oliver Varhelyi in a joint statement.
“We share the grief and pain of the families and friends of the victims and of the survivors of the genocide in Srebrenica. There can be no tolerance for genocide denial, historical revisionism, and glorification of war criminals,” said the EU statement.
The 27-member bloc reiterated its commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and noted that as an EU candidate country, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s future lies within the European Union.
“All civil and political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina have the responsibility to work together to build a better future based on dialogue and mutual understanding to strengthen and defend peace and human dignity for the benefit of all generations,” it added. (end) nk.ibi
Source: Kuwait News Agency