Vucevic: Gabon will not vote for Srebrenica resolution

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said on Monday Gabonese PM Raymond Ndonga Sima had informed him Gabon would not vote for a UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica.

Vucevic also thanked Gabon for its full support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia regarding Kosovo-Metohija.

"PM (Ndonga) Sima informed us his state will not vote for the proposed UN resolution on the so-called Srebrenica genocide, for which we are immeasurably grateful to them. We, of course, informed the PM and the Gabonese delegation of Serbia's position regarding that resolution, without underestimating or diminishing the war crime that happened there and without disputing the individual responsibility of anyone who might have been involved in the commission of those crimes," Vucevic told a press conference with Ndonga Sima at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade after Serbia and Gabon signed agreements on cooperation in sports and defence.

Vucevic added that the resolution had been drafted in a manner that ran counter to Bosnia and Herzegovina's internal procedures and without consultations, and noted that it would lead to further escalation and deterioration of interethnic relations within Bosnia and Herzegovina itself.

Vucevic noted that Gabon supported the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Serbia.

"Gabon is one of the countries that have derecognised the so-called Kosovo, which is inestimably important to us and a confirmation of our good and sincere relations, which have been maintained since the Non-Aligned Movement and have strong potential even today," Vucevic said.

Before the press conference, Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and his Gabonese counterpart Brigitte Onkanowa signed an agreement on defence cooperation.

Serbian Minister of Sport Zoran Gajic and Onkanowa signed a MoU on sport.