The inauguration ceremony was attended by Srebrenica genocide survivors, the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Netherlands, Almir Sahović, the Mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, senior officials from the Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, representatives of the former International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), as well as citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Dutch and international friends of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Speakers at the event emphasized the importance of remembrance, accountability, and education in preventing future atrocities. The provisional monument will serve as a place of reflection and a symbol of solidarity with the victims and survivors of genocide.
The ceremony in The Hague formed part of wider commemorations marking 30 years since the genocide in Srebrenica, reaffirming a shared commitment to truth and justice.
U Hagu otkriven privremeni spomenik posvećen žrtvama genocida u Srebrenici
U sklopu obilježavanja 30 godina od genocida u Srebrenici, u Hagu je otkriven privremeni spomenik posvećen žrtvama genocida u Srebrenici.
Ceremoniji su prisustvovali, izmedju ostalih, članovi Udruženja preživjelih genocida, ambasador Bosne i Hercegovine u Nizozemskoj Almir Šahović, gradonačelnik Haga Jan van Zanen, predstavnici bivšeg Krivičnog suda za bivšu Jugoslaviju, kao i brojni gradjani i prijatelji Bosne i Hercegovine.
Tokom ceremonije posebno naglašen značaj stalnog sjećanja, insistiranja na pravdi, kao i obrazovanja budućih generacija o genocidu u Srebrenici. Privremeni spomenik predstavlja snažan simbol podsjećanja i solidarnosti sa žrtvama genocida u Srebrenici.
Na istom mjestu, predvidjena je izgradnja stalnog memorijala.
Ceremonija otkrivanja privremenog spomenika predstavlja dio šireg programa komemoracije 30 godina genocida u Srebrenici u Nizozemskoj.