According to Serbian press reports, Russia’s mission to the UN was expected to deliver to the UN Security Council an alternative to the United Kingdom’s controversial draft resolution on Srebrenica. The Russian draft reportedly addresses the concerns of Serbia and Republika Srpska, which have criticized the UK and other states for seeking to commemorate war crimes against Bosniaks while ignoring similar crimes against Serbs.
The daily Vecernje Novosti writes that Belgrade will send a new letter to all 15 of the Council’s members, pointing out that the British draft is “unacceptable and not in the interest of Serbia and the region, as it does not contribute to reconciliation, but to creating new tensions.”
The daily Blic meanwhile quotes diplomatic circles who said that the Russian resolution does not mention Srebrenica or any other crime by name – but instead “condemns all war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s.”
…According to Vecernje Novosti, the Russian government thinks this document is much better suited to the debate on Bosnia-Herzegovina scheduled for July 7 at the UNSC, than a resolution on any individual crime, including that in Srebrenica.
