Dear citizens,

The Montenegrin Cabinet has just wrapped up its 89th session, with the initial agenda item focused on commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

Today, Montenegro stands with the world’s leading democratic nations that advocate for the highest standards of human rights and civilizational values.

Last year, the United Nations passed a resolution urging all member states to foster a culture of remembrance and to officially recognize 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. Montenegro supported this resolution and committed to honoring it, including the full compliance with the rulings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which legally established that the massacre in Srebrenica constituted genocide.

Our national commitment was reaffirmed through the 2021 Resolution of the Parliament of Montenegro. The discussions in today’s Cabinet session, the exhibition at the Government building, and a series of commemorative events—culminating in the official delegation to Potočari, which I will lead—clearly express Montenegro’s dedication to shaping a brighter future through remembrance and learning from our past.

The genocide in Srebrenica was the most atrocious crime committed on European soil since World War II. Within a span of just a few days, at least 8,372 individuals were killed—solely because they were Bosniaks. It was a horrific victory of insanity over rationality, one that we must ensure never recurs.

It is our moral and civilizational obligation to remember, to educate ourselves, and to do everything possible to prevent such evil from happening again.

Facing our past is essential for reconciliation.

Thus, from this platform, I urge everyone to uphold our shared humanity—to remember and honor the victims, to raise our voices, and to create a collective future devoid of hatred, suffering, crimes, and genocide.