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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.

"Genocide bar raised very high" - outgoing Croat president

"Genocide bar raised very high" - outgoing Croat president

ZAGREB -- Ivo Josipovic says he is not satisfied with the judgment of the ICJ that dismissed Croatian and Serbian claim and counter-claim of genocide.

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.

Josipovic dissatisfied with ICJ judgment

ZAGREB - Outgoing Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said he was not satisfied with the final judgment of The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) that dismissed claims of genocide by Croatia and Serbia against each other during the 1991/95 war on the territory of Croatia.

Dodik: Genocide against Serbs committed in Croatia

BELGRADE - Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik stated on Tuesday that genocide was committed against Serbs in Croatia in the '90s and that the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) leaves a sense of injustice for what was done to Serbs.

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."

Pupovac: ICJ judgment should be used to improve relations

ZAGREB - The leader of the Serb National Council (SNV) and an MP in the Croatian Sabor Milorad Pupovac said Tuesday that as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) dismissed Croatia's and Serbia's mutual genocide claims, the issue should no longer hinder the relations between the two countries.

President: ICJ "confirmed crime against Serbs"

President: ICJ "confirmed crime against Serbs"

BELGRADE -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic says Croatia "failed to prove that the Serbian side had any intent to commit genocide during the 1991-95 war in Croatia."

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 dismisses Croatia, Serbia genocide claims

THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague dismissed on Tuesday Croatia's claim and Serbia's counter-claim of genocide in their entirety, thus putting an end to the dispute between the two states that lasted 15 years and a half.

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.

ICJ dismisses Croatia's claim in its entirety

THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague dismissed on Tuesday Croatia's claim against Serbia in its entirety, noting that Croatia failed to prove that genocide was committed in Croatia during the 1991-1995 war.

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