Djuric: UN Srebrenica resolution to cause further division in Balkans

BRUSSELS - A UN resolution on Srebrenica will cause further division in the Balkans, and reaching a consensus on memorialising the past in a way that does not sow division is the best way to ensure it does not - and cannot - happen again, Serbian FM Marko Djuric wrote in an article for the politico.eu portal.

"This is the best way the UN can contribute to intergroup and interfaith reconciliation in the Balkans," Djuric noted.

"No one can deny that horrible war crimes occurred during the Balkan wars. Only political extremists reject the view that unspeakable crimes were committed in Srebrenica. And only the most callous of people are unwilling to acknowledge and honour those victims. However, as the proposed UN resolution is narrowly focused and was drafted without consulting all regional communities and parties to the Balkan wars, it will likely prove highly divisive...