Russia’s envoy to the United Nations has dismissed a proposed General Assembly resolution on the 1995 massacres in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica as "one-sided" and "politically charged." Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told the Security Council on April 30 that the draft, which was submitted by Germany and Rwanda and proposes declaring July 11 the International Day of Remembrance for the victims of the "Srebrenica genocide," would not promote reconciliation among the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1995, Bosnian Serb militias killed more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in an action that has been labeled genocide by international tribunals. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Russian Service, click here.
Russia Says Draft UN Srebrenica Resolution 'One-Sided'
Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya addresses the UN Security Council on April 30.