COMMEMORATING THE VICTIMS OF NATO BOMBING

Belgrade, 23 March 2009 – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II issued a statement on the regarding the 24 March, Tenth Anniversary of the NATO bombing:

“With great grief we sadly remember the terrible aggression and suffering by all our citizens and our country, this was unprecedented since the Second World War.

Ten years later our country is still trying hard to recover from the appalling bombing on the people and destroyed infrastructure. Once again, regrettably, it is confirmed that violence only produces more violence and pain, and that a permanent solution for the region of the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere can be found only in a peaceful way.

The lives that were lost and those that were injured must never be forgotten, they remain in our hearts, but for the memory of those that were killed we should turn to a brighter future for all our citizens, to Europe and the European Union– the great family of nations that we must belong to” – said the Crown Prince in his statement.

HRH Crown Prince Alexander II will together with Mr. Dragomir Acovic, member of the Privy Council attend the memorial service for those killed in the NATO bombing that will be served by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije together with the members of the Holy Synod in the Church of St. Mark.