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Krkobabic, Tadic attend memorial service for victims of operation “Storm“
Belgrade,
4 August 2011
Deputy Prime Minister Jovan Krkobabic and President of Serbia Boris Tadic attended today at the St. Mark’s Church in Belgrade a memorial service to the victims of operation “Storm” conducted by the Croatian army and police.
Jovan Krkobabic and Boris Tadic
Author:
Tanjug
The memorial service, held by Bishop Atanasije Rakita, was also attended by Secretary of the Serbian Parliament Veljko Odalovic, representatives of associations of refugees, associations of the missing and killed Serbs in Croatia and many citizens.
In this operation, carried out in 1995, in only a few days 2,500 people were killed, 200,000 expelled to Serbia and 2,300 are still missing.
Following the service, Krkobabic told Beta news agency that Serb refugees wishing to return to Croatia cannot exercise their fundamental rights and that a more proactive participation of Croatia is needed to resolve their problems.
Many banished Serbs and refugees wish to return to their homes, but they face numerous obstacles on this path, he said.
These pertain to issues such as the return of their pensions, flats and their purchase, bridging the gaps in the years of service, return of immovable and movable property and many other rights which other Croatian citizens can freely exercise, Krkobabic observed.
The readiness of Serbia and the international community to help refugees is insufficient to resolve the longest refugee crisis in Europe in a civilised and honourable manner.
In order to resolve this, we need concrete measures proposed by the Croatian state, if we are to find lasting and adequate solutions to all unresolved issues deterring the return of refugees and banished persons, Krkobabic reiterated.
He also recalled that Serbian institutions invested every effort to secure dignified living conditions for refugees and offer them a possibility of permanent integration into Serbian society.
In this operation, carried out in 1995, in only a few days 2,500 people were killed, 200,000 expelled to Serbia and 2,300 are still missing.
Following the service, Krkobabic told Beta news agency that Serb refugees wishing to return to Croatia cannot exercise their fundamental rights and that a more proactive participation of Croatia is needed to resolve their problems.
Many banished Serbs and refugees wish to return to their homes, but they face numerous obstacles on this path, he said.
These pertain to issues such as the return of their pensions, flats and their purchase, bridging the gaps in the years of service, return of immovable and movable property and many other rights which other Croatian citizens can freely exercise, Krkobabic observed.
The readiness of Serbia and the international community to help refugees is insufficient to resolve the longest refugee crisis in Europe in a civilised and honourable manner.
In order to resolve this, we need concrete measures proposed by the Croatian state, if we are to find lasting and adequate solutions to all unresolved issues deterring the return of refugees and banished persons, Krkobabic reiterated.
He also recalled that Serbian institutions invested every effort to secure dignified living conditions for refugees and offer them a possibility of permanent integration into Serbian society.
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