BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Serbian Premier Denies Genocide Took Place in Bosnia 2006-03-06 18:47:53 Serbian Premier Vojislav Kostunica said on March 3 that genocide was not committed during the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, adding that that country's genocide lawsuit against the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia "is questionable both in essence and from a formal standpoint." "The essential part of the problem is their intention to prove something that did not happen, genocide, and formally speaking, the lawsuit was filed by an unauthorized body," Kostunica said at a news conference held on the second anniversary of his cabinet. He went on to say that each of the three constituent nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina needed to approve the lawsuit, which the Serb nation did not. Kostunica stressed that the lawsuit will hardly encourage reconciliation in the region, adding that this is something that Serbia-Montenegro and Serbia have been working to achieve for years. In response to a question asking why the Serbian Cabinet is not negotiating with Montenegro on Montenegro's independence referendum, Kostunica said that Montenegro cannot prepare for its referendum and discuss its possible outcomes with Serbia at the same time. "As far as the future of the state union goes, we are on the same line as Brussels. We believe that integration is better than disintegration, although we will accept any decision, even a different one, if produced by the referendum," Kostunica said, adding that he does not believe Montenegro will vote to secede. Commenting on Serbia-Montenegro President Svetozar Marovic's announced plans to withdraw from Belgrade in order to campaign for Montenegro's independence, Kostunica said that all officials of the state union are required to abide by their oaths of office and the Constitutional Charter. He also stressed that the nomination of Agim Ceku for Kosovo premier has had a negative impact on the Kosovo status talks, although he did not say what the Serbian Cabinet will do if he is elected. In regard to cooperation with the Hague tribunal, Kostunica said that Serbia needs to do its part of the job, emphasizing that past events leave "no room for doubt that the remainder of that path will be negotiated properly."
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