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.

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.

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.

Serbia would seriously investigate the consequences of NATO bombardment using depleted uranium, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told Tanjug news agency.

Vucic who attended the opening of an oncology ward, said it was a crime without precedent. He added, he heard from the medics there is an increased number of children suffering from malign diseases.