Press release
Acting Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia regrets lack of compromise over controversial monument
- Date:
- Place:
- BELGRADE
- Source:
- OSCE Mission to Serbia
- Fields of work:
- Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 20 January 2013 -- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Paula Thiede, expressed regret that the negotiations to find a compromise solution to the controversial monument in Preševo was undercut by the government’s removal of the monument this morning.
“I understand that a mutually acceptable decision was within reach. The negotiations should have been pursued to find a solution that would respect the wishes of both communities," said Thiede. “I appeal for calm and an atmosphere in which dialogue could be restored.”
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