Wimmer: Germany's actions before the UN General Assembly leave a bitter taste

The former State Secretary of the German Ministry of Defense and Vice President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Willy Wimmer, stated to Kosovo Online that Germany's insistence on a Resolution about Srebrenica before the UN General Assembly left a bitter taste.

"Germany's actions before the UN General Assembly due to the horrific events in Srebrenica leave a bitter taste. Germany was the one that, disregarding its Constitution and the UN Charter, waged war with NATO against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, violating international law. The world will question what to think about Germany's actions in the UN General Assembly on May 23, 2024, under those circumstances," Wimmer stated.

According to him, the reasons for Germany's involvement, as well as that of other Western countries, in the Srebrenica Resolution should be sought in the broader context of geopolitical events and turmoil in the world, emphasizing crises in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip.

"There are many open questions today. Whether there will be an agreement between Israel and Hamas, and what the upcoming peace conference in Switzerland will bring. It should not be forgotten that the five-year mandate of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ends this month," Wimmer says.

He added that the adoption of the Srebrenica Resolution would also open the issue of initiating similar resolutions.

He sees as crucial the reexamination of the responsibility of leading NATO countries for the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.

"If the question of guilt for genocide is being raised, why should the same question not be posed against NATO countries? After all, they used uranium ammunition against the people while bombing Yugoslavia, didn't they?" Wimmer concludes.