UN approves resolution to commemorate 1995 Srebrenica genocide
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General Assembly votes to create memorial day despite fierce opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia.
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide despite furious opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia.
The resolution, written by Germany and Rwanda, received 84 votes in favour and 19 against with 68 abstentions on Thursday. It makes July 11 the International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide.
Before the vote, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic warned the General Assembly the move “will just open old wounds, and that will create a complete political havoc”.
But he added he did not deny the killings at Srebrenica, saying he bowed his “head to all the victims of the conflict in Bosnia”.
“This resolution seeks to foster reconciliation in the present and for the future,” German Ambassador Antje Leendertse said.
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