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Asked if he will attend Mladic funeral, Vucic cites Uzbekistan leader’s visit

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Aleksandar Vucic said he will host Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Monday and Tuesday, including the day of Ratko Mladic’s funeral in Belgrade.
  • Vucic said the visit had been scheduled four months earlier and that the Mladic family would decide how to organize the funeral.
  • Ratko Mladic was convicted in The Hague of genocide and other war crimes.

Aleksandar Vucic said he will be hosting Uzbekistan’s president on the day Ratko Mladic is buried in Belgrade, giving the scheduled diplomatic visit as the reason he may not attend the funeral.

“I have an official visit from the President of Uzbekistan all day Monday and Tuesday, which was scheduled four months ago,” Vucic told reporters during a visit to the town of Palic.

I have an official visit from the President of Uzbekistan all day Monday and Tuesday, which was scheduled four months ago.

· Aleksandar VucicVucic explained why he would be occupied on the day of Mladic’s funeral.

Asked whether he would attend the funeral, the Serbian president said he had spoken with Mladic’s family and that it was their decision how the ceremony would be organized. “As for whether I have done everything necessary and possible for this to proceed in a dignified, serious, and responsible manner regarding the state’s position, that is exactly what I have done. That is all I can tell you,” he said.

Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army, was convicted by the Hague tribunal of genocide and other war crimes.

As for whether I have done everything necessary and possible for this to proceed in a dignified, serious, and responsible manner regarding the state’s position, that is exactly what I have done. That is all I can tell you.

· Aleksandar VucicVucic responded to questions about the state’s handling of the funeral.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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