Bećirović in Potočari with the Mothers of Srebrenica: No debate on genocide, court rulings must be respected

(Patria) - Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Bećirović visited today the Srebrenica Memorial Center, where together with the Mothers of Srebrenica and the director of the Memorial Center Emir Suljagić laid a wreath and paid tribute to the victims of genocide.

„I had no dilemma that my first visit within the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina would be to the Memorial Center in Potočari. Above all, I feel a duty as a citizen, and now as a member of the Presidency of BiH, to bow to the victims of genocide,” stated the member of the Presidency of BiH Denis Bećirović.

In an open conversation with the Mothers of Srebrenica, the member of the Presidency of BiH listened to the problems they face in the communities where they live. The Mothers of Srebrenica thanked him for his previous engagement, as well as for the move to make his first visit within Bosnia and Herzegovina to Srebrenica. For the member of the Presidency of BiH, they had a basic message: We want justice and truth!

Member of the Presidency of BiH Denis Bećirović stated during the meeting with the Mothers of Srebrenica that no one has the moral or any other right to deny the truth about the committed genocide against Bosniaks, and that with him as a member of the Presidency of BiH there will be no debate on that. The rulings of international and domestic courts must be respected.

During the meeting with Emir Suljagić, the member of the Presidency of BiH stated that the Memorial Center can expect his unreserved support in accordance with the capacities at his disposal. He pointed out the great importance of the Memorial Center for the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, emphasizing that this role must also be recognized by other levels of government. He thanked the director of the Memorial Center for the results he achieved in the development and affirmation of this institution.

Suljagić spoke openly with the member of the Presidency of BiH about certain problems faced by the Memorial Center, as well as about initiated projects and the needs of this center, emphasizing that in the coming period, even better cooperation with government bodies at all levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina is needed.