VUKOVAR SYMPOSIUM VUKOVAR, April 23 (Hina) - The first French ambassador to Croatia, Georges-Marie Chenu said in Vukovar on Friday that the governments of Western European countries had acted badly in light of the events in the former
Yugoslavia in 1991, failing to follow the big principles they referred to.
VUKOVAR, April 23 (Hina) - The first French ambassador to Croatia,
Georges-Marie Chenu said in Vukovar on Friday that the governments of
Western European countries had acted badly in light of the events in
the former Yugoslavia in 1991, failing to follow the big principles
they referred to.#L#
This minimalist reaction from Europe was a grave political mistake,
Chenu said at the fourth international symposium "Suffering as
Inexhaustible Source of Cultural Inspiration", which was organised by
the association "Passion Heritage". The event started yesterday and
will last until 25 April.
Delivering a speech entitled "The Suffering of Vukovar - A Warning for
the Future", Chenu said that all countries were obliged to promote
justice and humanity to which Croatia could contribute by spreading
the truth about what happened in eastern Slavonia and Vukovar in
1991.
Asked if Europe today was more sensitive towards Croatia than it was
in the early 1990s, Chenu said it was, adding that the reason for that
was Croatia's having prepared very well to join united Europe.
"Integration into Europe is the only way for your country to follow.
On that road, Croatia must insist on its own uniqueness and on
joining Europe as such," Chenu said.
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