Serbia apologises for Srebrenica massacre

Serbian MPs narrowly approved a declaration condemning the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica, in a bid to distance the country from the past warmongering under late strongman Slobodan Milosevic.

The declaration that offers sympathy and apology to the victims was passed with a slim majority of 127 votes in the 250-seat parliament, after a day-long debate yesterday that underscored persisting divisions in the country over Serbia’s role in the 1990s’ conflict.