Duraković: This cemetery is a vow to Bosniaks to return to Podrinje

This cemetery is a vow to Bosniaks to return and remain in Podrinje and Srebrenica, said today from the Memorial Center in Potočari Ćamil Duraković, the mayor of Srebrenica, reports the Bosnian news agency Patria.

Incidentally, this will be the only address today, aside from the sermon of the reis-ul-ulema Husein Kavazović. During his speech, Duraković also said that 6,066 victims found their peace on this holy ground, and that today another 175 victims will be buried.

- This will not be the end of our search for victims, there are about 2,000 of them in hidden mass graves in the RS. We cannot forget or change the past. It must warn us about the present and the future. We know that thousands of innocents were killed because they were loyal to their homeland, culture, and religion - added Duraković, emphasizing that the aggressors, seeking power and dominance, resorted to persecution and ethnic cleansing.

- The cemetery is a warning, evil is never forgotten, many will find it hard to forgive.

This cemetery is also their peace and a call for us to be near them. Some minimize and deny the genocide even today. There are still attempts to politicize it. We are unfortunate to have more support in the world than in this entity. Our return is proof that the goals of the genocide were not achieved. Justice and law for the survivors. By living in this area, we protect the dignity of the killed - added Duraković.