MINIĆ: SERBS ARE PROUD PEOPLE WHO ONLY WANT THE TRUTH

PRIJEDOR, JULY 11 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska Prime Minister Savo Minić said today at Mrakovica, where the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Kozara is being commemorated, that Serbs are proud people who only want the truth, expressing his belief that, after decades of silence, the world will accept the truth about the suffering of the Serb people.

"If Kozara could speak, no one else would say a word," Minić said in his address to those gathered.

Referring to all sites of mass suffering of the Serb people over the past 100 years, Minić said that few Serbs remain and that few survived everything that the criminal mind directed against the Serb people.

Minić stressed that there is no justification that can excuse the crimes committed against Serbs, and emphasised that Republika Srpska and Serbia have always been on the right side of history, never on the side of fascism and Nazism, and that they can only defend themselves institutionally against everything that has happened to the Serb people throughout history.

He said that it was encouraging to see that Republika Srpska was growing stronger every day and spreading the truth about the freedom-loving Serbian people to the world. “After decades of silence, the world will hear the truth about Serbs in New York. We need nothing but the truth!” Minić said.

He stated that freedom is the greatest axiom for Serbs.

“We are against no one; every instance of our suffering must be mentioned, and we must bow to the ground in deep respect to all the victims who gave us freedom. We will do this every year, in every place. Long live Srpska, long live Serbia!” Minić said.

Today, at Mrakovica, in the presence of senior officials of Republika Srpska, the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Kozara is being commemorated. The battle is a symbol of the suffering and resistance of the Serbian people in the fight against the Nazis and Ustasha forces during the Second World War.

During the Battle of Kozara, around 40,000 civilians were killed, while 68,000 were taken to concentration camps, including more than 23,000 children.

The Memorial Center of Republika Srpska has launched the international campaign "Learn About Serbian Suffering" in downtown New York, presenting for the first time in history in the United States the story of the suffering endured by the Serbian people. As part of the campaign, a mobile multimedia exhibition is being held, featuring documented facts about the centuries-long suffering of the Serbian people.