NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO intervention in 1999 was not directed against the people in Yugoslavia, but it had the aim to protect civilians in wider region, Tanjug news agency reported. “We must never forget the past, but we can move ahead, and this is something NATO and Serbia are doing today in a partnership moving towards constructive relations that are of mutual benefit,” SG Stoltenberg noted. He also added he knows very well that NATO is still disputable in parts of Serbian society.

RTK2 reports that on Sunday, 20^th anniversary of NATO bombardment was marked throughout Kosovo. Representatives of the local self-governments and Serbian List paid the tribute to the victims at 12:44 with the laying of wreaths at the “Truth” Monument near the main bridge on the Ibar River in Mitrovica North. RTK reports that the memorial religious service was also held in front of the monument to the victims of NATO bombardment in Zvecan, after which the victims’ families, representatives of the local self-government, Office for Kosovo and Metohija and representatives of the Commi

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today that Serbia is aware of the mistakes it has made in the past but added that NATO bombing in 1999 was the fault of others, not the citizens of Serbia.