Srebrenica today is an example of resilience, truth and justice, say Chair of OSCE Permanent Council Hasani and Secretary General Greminger

VIENNA, 10 July 2020 – “Srebrenica today is an example of resilience, truth and justice for the world. We all stand with you, the survivors and families of the victims, in solidarity and in sorrow, and we humbly pay our respects to your loved ones,” said Chair of the OSCE Permanent Council Igli Hasani and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger today, honouring the victims of the Srebrenica genocide in 1995.

“On behalf of the OSCE, I express our deepest condolences,” said Ambassador Hasani. “Your suffering, and the suffering of all innocent civilian victims of the war, must be recognized. Because it is only through respect for the victims, open dialogue and education that reconciliation can succeed. We need this cohesion and mutual understanding to confront and overcome tragedy in our past and ensure that history does not repeat itself.”

“Your memories are still painful and we are not blind to persistent problems and divisions in Srebrenica, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina at large. We also see that relations in the community can be mended, and that accountability for genocide and other war crimes is possible. Every action does matter,” said Greminger. “The findings and sentences of international and domestic courts must be respected. The denial of genocide and other war crimes, the glorification of war criminals, and historical revisionism have no place in any OSCE participating State,” he said.