Europe kept silent while Vukovar was destroyed

Stjepan Mesić said that he hopes that Vukovar will serve as a message to Europe and the world, that these crimes cannot be repeated.

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Published: November 18, 2009 16:59h

Croatian President, Stjepan Mesic, laid a wreath and lit candles at the site of a mass grave at Ovcara, saying that Croatian soldiers and civilians killed in the attack on the city of Vukovar gave their lives not only for Croatia, but also for Europe.

- The same Europe that kept silent while Vukovar was being destroyed - said the president Stjepan Mesić, adding that it would be good for Europe, but also for the world, if what happened in Vukovar in 1991 served as a lesson.

- I hope that all European authorities recognize this - he said.

- This is the last time that I am visiting Ovcara as the President, but I will continue coming - Mesic said at the gathering. Ovcara, near Vukovar, is where on November 20, 1991 the members of the former JNA and Serbian paramilitary troops killed around 200 patients from a Vukovar hospital.

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