APPEAL of the Conference titled “NATO Aggression, 18 years on – where do we stand today?”

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The participants of the Conference titled “NATO Aggression, 18 years on – where do we stand today?”, held on 23 March 2017, in the House of the Army of Serbia, Belgrade, concluded the following:

- that NATO Aggression of 1999 against Serbia (the FRY) was executed in a gross violation of the UN Charter, the role of the United Nations Security Council, the fundamental principles of the international relations, and of the NATO Founding Act of 1949;
- that NATO Aggression of 1999 constitutes a crime against peace and humanity;

Consequently, the participants of the Conference determine decided to submit to the state institutions of the Republic of Serbia the following:

APPEAL

1.    To compile the list of all civilian victims of NATO Aggression of 1999. This is a moral debt whose observance should not be delayed.
2.    To establish a state commission tasked with finding out the consequences of the use of weapons filled with depleted uranium and of the destruction of chemical facilities and power stations in terms of repercussions on human health and the environmental damage.
3.    To initiate, ex officio, the matter of reparation for the inflicted war damages, on the basis of the irrefutable fact that NATO committed an armed aggression of 1999 in violation of the UN Charter, of the fundamental principles of the international relations, and of the NATO Founding Act of 1949. This was publicly corroborated by representatives of NATO and by several leaders of NATO Member States who had served at the time of aggression.
4.    To legalize and repair the “Eternal Flame” Monument dedicated to the victims of NATO aggression of 1999, located in the “Ušće” Park in Novi Beograd, which had, during its 18 years of existence, garnered a general affirmation and public appreciation. This includes the carving of the names of all victims of NATO aggression onto the plates surrounding this Monument, and the instalment of the “eternal flame”.
5.    To declare 24 March as the Day of Remembrance of Serbian victims, on which would the national flag be lowered on half-mast on the buildings of all state institutions, establishments and publicly-owned enterprises.
6.    To conduct an expert analysis of the representation and the contents of the subject on NATO aggression of 1999 in curricula and textbooks for the primary and the secondary education, in order to remove any potential gaps, one-sided and/or politicised views, and to enable the young generation to form their judgment on the basis of verifiable facts.

On behalf of the participants, the Conference organizers:

Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals            Club of Serbian Generals and Admirals
Živadin Jovanović, President                                Milomir Miladinović, President          
             
 SUBNOR of Serbia                                          Association of Serbian Hosts
Dušan Čukić, President                                      Nićifor Aničić, President                       

An appeal is delivered to the following address:

Mr Tomislav Nikolić
President of the Republic of Serbia

His Holiness Mr Irinej
Patriarch of Republic of Serbia

Mr Aleksandar Vučić
Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia

Mrs Maja Gojković
President of the National Assembly of Serbia

Mr Ivica Dačić
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

Mr Nebojša Stefanović
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia

Mr Zoran Đorđević
Minister of Defence of the Republic of Serbia

Mr Aleksandar Vulin
Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy

Mr Vladan Vukosavljević
Minister of Culture and Information

Mr Siniša Mali
Mayor of Belgrade

Mr Mladen Šarčević
Minister of  Education, Science and Technological Development

Prof. Vladimir Kostić Ph.D.
President of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Prof. Branislav Đorđević Ph.D.
Director of Institute of International Politics and Economics