The Presidents of the European Council, Charles Michel , and the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen , have called for justice for the Srebrenica genocide , which marks 25 years, and asked that such a catastrophe never happen again.

"We honor all the victims, their families and those who still do not have confirmation of the fate of their loved ones," said Michel through the social network Twitter. "We will not rest until justice is done , " he insisted.

For his part, Von der Leyen has urged "support those who want to overcome differences and help those who need recovery." "A quarter of a century later, the wound in the European conscience is still open," said Von der Leyen in a video statement sent to the commemorative act, televised live, with which Bosnia-Herzegovina today pays tribute to the victims of the slaughter.

"The past cannot return or change, but it is our duty to act so that the genocide is never repeated. This day reminds us how important it is to support those who want to overcome differences and help those who need recovery," added the head of the EC.

After calling for reconciliation in Srebrenica and in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and urging Bosnian leaders to lead the country "recognizing the suffering and with mutual respect", Von der Leyen highlighted the prospect of the Balkan nations joining the European Union (EU ). "No more blood in the name of races or religions. No more genocides, never again," concluded the German policy on his Twitter account.

More than 8,000 Bosnians of the Muslim religion were killed between 12 and 22 July by Bosnian Serb Army soldiers led by General Ratko Mladic in and around Srebrenica , an area theoretically protected at the time by United Nations blue helmets.

Investigators from the defunct International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) warn of the glorification of war criminals and the risk of rewriting the history of the Srebrenica massacre.

Former ICTY chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz , now in command of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals - which judges, among others, Mladic's appeal, sentenced in the first instance to life imprisonment -, has warned that there are "dozens and dozens of crime suspects, some related to Srebrenica, who have gained shelter in Serbia and elsewhere. "

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