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SARAJEVO, August 16 (FENA) - Attempts to reject or amend the report on Srebrenica are part of wider efforts to revise the facts of the past war, to deny history, warned the State Parliament on the occasion of conclusions of the RS National Assembly, which rejected the Report of Commission for Srebrenica from 2004.
State Department warns that this decision of Republika Srpska National Assembly is a step in the wrong direction.
"International courts have concluded that genocide occurred in Srebrenica in 1995. The Republika Srpska Government’s adoption of the 2004 report on the Srebrenica genocide was an important step in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s reconciliation and in facing the difficult facts of the past," State Department emphasized.
They added that it is in the interest of the citizens of Republika Srpska to "reverse the trend of revering convicted war criminals as heroes, and to ensure their crimes continue to be publicly rejected".
State Department stated that realizing the scope of the tragedy of the past war and the importance of continuing to build trust and reconciliation, and that the denial of established facts of prior wars will in no way advance these objectives or assist the country’s citizens.
"The United States remains fully committed to assisting authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the state, entity, and cantonal levels, to investigate and prosecute individuals responsible for crimes against all ethnic groups," it is stated by the State Department on the website.
They concluded that the United States continues to firmly support peace, stability, and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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