Hungary will vote against a United Nations resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó argued it would inflame tensions in the Balkan country and the surrounding region. On Wednesday he received Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, and accused the U.N.
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto , right, receives Bosnian Serb leader serving as the 8th President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik in his office office in Budapest, Hungary , Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
During that conflict, more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were executed by Bosnian Serb troops in Srebrenica, an eastern Bosnian enclave. The victims’ remains were dumped in mass graves and later reburied to hide evidence of atrocities. “We believe that international political actors should end the escalation of tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, end the threat of sanctions and end the violent interference in its internal affairs,” Szijjártó said.China’s Xi leaves Hungary as he concludes a 5-day visit to EuropeThe U.N. resolution is supported by Bosniak politicians in Bosnia along with a number of European countries and the United States.
On Wednesday, Dodik said the Serbian side “does not dispute that a terrible crime took place in Srebrenica,” but that the U.N. resolution would “destabilize the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina to the extent of completely paralyzing any possible relations.” He thanked Szijjártó for taking a position against it.
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