Latest News from Croatia
Svilanovic: Genuine reconciliation only through better ties
BELGRADE- The situation has been created which should direct the two countries' public toward the search for a solution to the issues the war left behind, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council Goran Svilanovic stated on Tuesday, commenting on the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on mutual genocide suits filed by Croatia and Serbia.
Linta dissatisfied with rejection of Serbia's counter-claim
BELGRADE - President of the Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia Miodrag Linta said Tuesday he was not content with today's decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss Serbia's counter-claim charging Croatia with committing genocide against the Serb population during the 1991/95 war in Croatia.
Obradovic: Outcome of ICJ process expected
THE HAGUE - Head of the Serbian legal team Sasa Obradovic said on Tuesday the outcome of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) process regarding Croatia's charges of genocide against Serbia and Serbia's counterclaim had been expected, and that Operation Storm could no longer be referred to as a legal operation by the Croatian military.
Dodik convinced "genocide was committed against Serbs"
Dodik convinced "genocide was committed against Serbs"
BELGRADE -- RS President Milorad Dodik stated on Tuesday that genocide was committed against Serbs in Croatia during the 1990s.
The leader of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina added the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) "leaves a sense of injustice because of was done to Serbs."
Serbia, Croatia Make Best of ICJ Genocide Ruling
Both Serbia and Croatia said they were disappointed with the failure of the ICJ to support their respective claims of genocide.
Nikolic: ICJ ruling confirmed mass crime against Serbs
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Tuesday that Croatia had failed to prove that the Serbian side had any intent to commit genocide during the 1991/95 war in Croatia, but on the other hand, even though Serbia's counter-claim had been rejected, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had found that Croatia had committed a mass crime against Serbs.
ICJ Rejects Genocide Claims of Croatia, Serbia
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Tuesday that Croatia and Serbia had not committed genocide against each other during the Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995).
In 1999 Croatia filed a claim against Serbia on alleged violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention, committed during the wars in former Yugoslavia, particularly at the siege of Vucovar in 1991.
Vucic, Dodik discuss "intl. community's plans for Bosnia"
Vucic, Dodik discuss "intl. community's plans for Bosnia"
BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and President of the Serb Republic (RS) Milorad Dodik met in Belgrade on Tuesday and discussed "current affairs."
This included "plans of the international community" for the Serb entity (RS) and Bosnia-Herzegovina.