Saturday, April 17, 2010

President of Croatia Apologizes for His Nation's Role in the Bloody 1992-1995 War in Bosnia

Ivo Josipovic this week became the first Croatian president to apologize publicly for his country's role in the bloody 1992-1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), warfare in which some 100,000 people -- mostly Bosniaks -- were killed.

Josipovic made the apology on April 14, 2010 in an address to the BiH parliament, according to the SETimes (Southeast Europe) website.

"I deeply regret that Croatian politics contributed to the suffering of people and to divisions that are still tormenting us," Josipovic said at the start of his first official visit to the neighboring nation, a two-day trip.

Josipovic added that countries in the region should put the past behind and focus on their shared goal of Euro-Atlantic integration.

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