Joint Statement by Ambassador Stéphane Dion, Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe and Ambassador Isabelle Poupart on the occasion of the commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide
July 11, 2018 – Budapest, Hungary – Embassy of Canada to Hungary, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
“Today is a day of remembrance and respect as we honour the victims of the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. We mourn with the families, friends and loved ones of the victims and pay tribute to the survivors who continue to live with the painful memories of these tragic days. As we reflect, we must also learn from this dark, disturbing chapter of human history by rejecting hatred, intolerance and discrimination. Let us reject the inflammatory rhetoric that has too often led to the horror of genocide and instead accept the path of reconciliation and inclusion.
As a member of the Peace Implementation Council and a friend of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada remains committed to supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina in its development as a stable, economically viable and multi-ethnic democracy, anchored in the Euro-Atlantic family.”
Stéphane Dion, Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe
Isabelle Poupart, Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina