world leaders are gathering this hour to remember the gruesome massacre 20 years ago today. greece's parliament proved the bailout plan, but that must go to eu leaders for approval l. glrvelgts and a powerful typhoon is baring down on shanghai threatening with strong winds and heavy rain. the latest forecast is next. from cnn world headquarters in atlanta i'm george howell. this is "cnn newsroom."

welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we begin with the e memorial service in treb knee is a. tense of thousands of people are gathering there. many were killed by bosnian forces. you see the live. pictures as people are coming together. some lit candles to honor the victims, but even after the u.n. ruled it a genocide, many still deny that. christiane amanpour reported on this massacre back then and is there again today. it's good to have you with us. to see what you saw back then and to know that countries recently refusing vetoing a resolution condemning the killings of such what are your

thoughts about that? >> well the tragedy, george there were no journalists when the place fell. reporters showed the chilling images of them. after the fall on this day 20 years ago was shown handing out sweets and candy to the women and children who then separate ed in advance of their monstrous plan to kill the men and the boys boys. and this was really very chilling. it happened outside the public eye because we couldn't get here. so we reported it from all the other angles when so many people fled and told us the stories and told others those stories. what happened here was so monstrous that now 20 years ago we have president clinton and madelyn albright leading a delegation of americans here

including many congress people, many people who want to just come and say, you know, perhaps they might say, i'm sorry. it was the turning point in this long four-year bosnian war. it's the worst massacre in europe since world war ii. what it did after the world turned away throughout the war, what it did was concentrate the world's mind certainly president clinton said that was it, that was the turning point. he deputized the late richard holbrook to come up with the peace process, which was finally signed in november of 1995. that now has kept the peace. so president clinton is here right now. all the dignitaries are at an exhibition inside the memorial hall and they will shortly be coming out to where this group of people many people have come from many parts of bosnia now and there will be speeches and people will remember what happened 20 years ago. they will say that this mustn't

happen again. >> as you're speaking to us, we're seeing the images of the memorial service there. e we saw an image of the former u.s. president bill clinton there. i'm reminded of the question you posed to the former president basically asking him about u.s. policies. how the united states would handle that situation there. you asked him about a flip-flop position. just curious to get your thoughts on that question back then and to look at events now and these situations where people are asking the question can the world do more with things like isis and syria. >> reporter: well george it was a year before what happened here and it was a global press conference. i did ask a question and it was a very pointed question about the world's indifference and its

unwillingness to get together and to stop this slaughter and the genocide that was happening in europe. it represented through the '90s, if anybody watching remembers the '90s, it represented the total breakdown of collective security and policy by the west during the whole decade just about starting in 1991 when the first war started all the way through to the end. it took several years, but it was president clinton and his administration who finally did lead the push o to pushback the bosniaens. we witnessed weeks of nato bombings in september, early september and that leading to complicated diplomatic negotiation in ohio in the united states and that led to the peace because the united states gathered its nato allies and sent peace keepers here

some 60,000. and they kept the peace and the peace is still kept to today. so it is possible. then it happened in kosovo a few years later. the u.s. intervened, led again by president clinton and prime minister blair and other allies and they stopped what happened in bosnia from happening in kosovo. that was really something very very important because they said we can't allow this kind of massacre massacre, this genocide to happen again. fast forward and we're having massacre after massacre in syria. it's not termed a genocide there. it's an ongoing war first by assad and now all these isis groups and others who simply slaughtering people and nobody is doing anything to stop it. just this week the united nations commission for refugees announced there are 4 million syrian refugees seeking aid

outside the country. and absolutely nothing beyond air strikes is being done to try to stop this. we have to remember that on a day like this. >> our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour making very important points there. thank you so much for your insight and reporting there and we will stay in touch with you as we continue to cover event this is day. turning to greece, the prime minister there says his country is now in a better position to negotiate with european creditors. earlier today parliament approved a bailout plan that includes tax hikes and spending cuts. voters rejected a similar plan. this proposal is a basis for negotiations. for more on this let's turn to our journalist who joins us live in athens. good to have you with us. this will be the country's third time to go to the eurozone and

ask for money. could you explain why the prime minister feels he's in a better position after voters voted against austerity. >> reporter: last week had he got an endorsement for his mandate. e he got a strong support for a a referendum. nobody expected it at the time. 60% of those who took part voted in support of the measures. . yesterday in parliament he got the support of 251 of the 300-seat parliament. so what we see is he's really having strength in his position. he does not have anyone really strongly opposing him right now. there are some risks within his own party and it's something he'll find ahead of him. but what's important is to e get. on and have this deal. it seems the prime minister has really made up his mind in terms of what he wants. and just to give you a sense of

what is happening in greece right now, i'm going to show you this newspaper. the title for this is "midnight express" because there's a vote in parliament came really late at night. it shows he got 251 votes in support and it talks about the day after, but not just yet. i mean what's really important for greece right now is to have this agreement and find a way to stay in the eurozone. this is something that all political powers are you uniting in support of. something we didn't have before. >> e though the people voted that they don't want more austerity measures you see this new proposal. some might say it's more stringent than the one before it. it seems contrary to what the prime minister campaigned o on to win elections, but to be in a better position now to satisfy creditors, is the prime minister caught between a rock and a hard place in some form or fashion?

>> well absolutely. this is going to be a very physical deal for greece. it does include more austerity and it does include the prime minister and his government taking back a lot of the preelection promises. but at the moment you have to see where greece stands. the banks have been closed for two weeks. there's no other obvious solution. so it's better to have a bad deal than no deal. and depending on what happens at the euro group, we need to see to be able to assess the amount of measures expected to see whether greece is going to get any form of debt relief. that's something that's on the table at the moment. and also exactly how it will repay this money because this will determine whether greece will be giving breathing space or not. until we know the details, it's hard to estimate what else comes with austerity, which is a

given. >> live in athens, greece, thank you, we'll stay in touch to find out what's next as this goes to european creditors. turning to a powerful typhoon crashing into the east coast of china and shanghai. meteorologist eric van dan has more. >> we are monitoring the typhoon closely z as it's skimming the coast, which is just to the south and east of shanghai. this particular area is getting lashed with wind rain and torrential downpours. very large and very expansive typhoon continues to impact the region region. 160 kilometers per hour for domestic viewers that's a weak category 2 atlantic hurricane. to put this in perspective, we're concerned about the possibility of significant storm surge just south of shanghai a

very populated area and populated part of the world. we have already seen impressive pucktures out of this region with reports of waves in access of 9 to 10 meters. if you want proof, look behind me. if you want further proof than that, take a look at this visual out of the region. the winds really having a compounding effect. r particularly strong over this province. the damaging winds lead to widespread power outages and some structural damage as well. it's not only the wind and storm surge, it's the heavy rainfall that could lead to localized flooding. if we go back to the maps computer models indicating 250 millimeters of rainfall. then to take the story even further into the korean peninsula over the next 48 hours, that area is under a 100-year drought at the moment. they are going to get relief from the storm in a much weaker phase but we're expecting

precipitation there. double check your flights if you're heading to that part of china. notice the shading of brown dropping out of the plateau. that's dry air associated with a jet stream. that's going to pick this typhoon up help it weaken and shift it away from shanghai and bring the rainfall to the drought-stricken korean peninsula peninsula. you can see how quickly it moves to the north and east in the coming days. >> thank you so much. painful slow progress is being made. one diplomat's remarks on the nuclear talks with iran as negotiators extend the dead line yet again. plus a new report warns that isis may have lured commercial pilots its into ranks. more on that. here's a little healthy advice. take care of what makes you, you. right down to your skin. aveeno® daily moisturizing lotion with 5 vital nutrients for healthier looking skin in just one day. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results®

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irony as yet another dead line come and gone. a a new one set for monday. >> it's painfully slow over the last week, but we are maiking progress. >> reporter: iran's foreign minister prom nating on its hotel balcony for cameras below seeming confident. but even he guessing that when the deal might actually be done. differences here seem to be becoming entrenched. iran must make tough choices. the iranians say the same about kerry and his team saying no amount of pressure will make them change and continue in their demands as sanctions must be lifted. beyond what kerry will consider.

potentially undercutting kerry's position his ally russian president vladimir putin supporting iran in their red line demand to have a u.n. arms embargo lifted. >> translator: we think iran should have sanctions removed. the question being in what period of time and how quickly, but. every participant of this it negotiation has their opinion. >> reporter: in a late night briefing here a senior iranian official told me they see kerry as struggling to keep his british, french german, chinese and russian partners all in agreement. whether true or not, such a perception only emboldens iranian negotiators. by day's end, dead line gone despite progress kerry's challenges still looming. >> we still have a couple of very difficult issues and we'll be sitting down to discuss those

in the very near term. >> reporter: in those days ahead, more shuttle diplomacy. nic robertson, austria. the italian consulate in cairo has been hit by a car bomb. one person was killed and at least four others were wounded in what's being described as a huge explosion there. you see there's significant damage to the side of the building and wall that has collapsed there. there's been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. italy's foreign minister respond responded saying on twitter, there are no italian victims and italy will not be intimidated. history has been made in south carolina. after 54 years the confederate flag is no longer flying at the state house grounds. it was lowered friday morning and then take on to a nearby museum. last month's massacre at a

historic black church renewed calls to remove the flag, which to some is a symbol of southern heritage and others it's a a painful reminder of a lingering legacy of racism. the fbi has determined that dylann roof, the man accused in the shooting shooting nine people, should not have been able to buy the gun that he used in the killing. now to the threat from isis. an australian report warns that two commercial pilots may have fallen into. the under influence of the terror group and could be dangerous consequences. brian todd reports. >> reporter: the 9/11 attacks, horrifying evidence of what can happen when the wrong person takes control of a commercial plane plane. now new questions on whether isis has commercial pilot in its ranks. australian authorities are concerned about the potential radicalization of two commercial pilots. that's according to an intelligence report believed to be from the australian federal police. the report says of the pilots,

both appear to be influenced by pro-is elements. one of the pilots began to post pro-isis messages on social media and later listed his current city in syria. it's not clear if the pilot ever traveled to syria and cnn a has not been able to independently verify the contents of the australian police document. . a counterterrorism official says isis has specialically called for skilled professionals to join them. analysts say they are looking for a broad range. >> one thing they certainly need is mechanic.s because of the heavy armor. having pilots would be worth more if they kept activities covert than the statements of support. >> reporter: there's no evidence so far isis recruited the

pilots. one sent messages to media denying any ties to isis. both reportedly no longer work for commercial airlines but could a trained commercial pilot with terrorist leanings infiltrate the airline industry? >> commercial pilots have knowledge of not only the aircraft and the systems and are intimate with the aircraft itself, but as far as security procedures we have been trained with various verbal codes, various things that we do as pilots if there is an on board nefarious act occurring. having knowledge of that could be an infiltration of that system. >> reporter: the national police chief says their investigation shows the two pilots are not directly involved with isis but he also said they often post about isis on facebook and they are sympathizers. the indonesia foreign minister says they asked for more information about the two

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george howell. the headline this is hour today marks 20 years since 8,000 muslim men and boys were killed by bosnian forces in srebrenica. mourners are gathering for a special memorial ceremony happening right now. the representative to the u.n. called the killings the darkest stage in europe's history. european leaders are meeting this weekend to discuss greece. this will be the first session in brussels held in just a few hours. they voted to accept economic reforms that include spending cuts and tax hikes. europe wants to finalize a deal by sunday. a pedophilia trial is on hold after the ex-archbishop at the heart of the case was hospitalized hours before proceedings. he's accused of paying minors for sex acts and child pornography. he was schedule edd to appear in court last hour but is now in intensive care.

a powerful typhoon is churning its way into china's eastern coast. shanghai is facing hours of torrential rainfall and very strong winds. waves as high as 10 meters battered sea walls just south of shanghai. it's the second storm to hit that region this week. euro group finance leaders will be meeting today to talk about the country's proposal to pay back creditors. earlier the greek parliament voted to accept perform measures. right now greece is essential lyly out of cash and desperate for the bailout. the dead line for a deal is sunday and if there's no unanimous agreement, greece could become the first country to exit the eurozone. we take a look at who loses the most if that happens. >> reporter: stability over solidarity rules over rescues,

bailout negotiations have brought europe to the brink pushing its politicians to openly consider their options on a subject once considered unthinkable. the exit of one of its currencies key members. >> the commission is prepared for everything. we have a grexit scenario, but i can't prevent it if the government is not doing what we're expect inging the government to do. >> reporter: aalienated by tactics germany in particular has spoken of containing greece's problem for the sake of the 18 other countries that shared the euro. >> we don't have the sovereignty of just one state to contend with but that of 19 states. >> reporter: who has most to lose? despite the cash that it's owed, the biggest losses could be strategic rather than monitory. losing greece could undermine the post war project of

integration. . it could expose the eastern flanks of russia and embolden ore anti-austerity parties. though the eurozone is two-thirds of greece's total 323 billion euro debt pile the country represents 2% of the gdp meaning the block is much better placed to deal with the fallout. >> we expect to be limited. we have been saying this for months. the reasons not only that the financial intersection with greece are pretty small, but also because we have a a pretty robust rescue and bailout architectre now in place. >> a grexit would have severe consequences consequences. new money would have to be printed. trade deals would expire and people could lose savings if banks fail. no legal precedent for exit from the monetary block, the country may have to leave the bigger union as well. >> definitely it will be much

more painful for greece. it will be the first time in history that the country will move from the second most important in the world to something that we have zero confidence. >> reporter: saying ghb to a weak member won't prevent the stronger ones from leaving. soon the uk will host its own referendum on membership, which could be more damaging than a grexit would ever be. cnn, london. live pictures here where we are looking at events there in srebrenica. the representative of the president of iran is speaking. let's listen in. >> the srebrenica genocide was a stigma attached to the history of humanity in the 20th century.

the claim of the so-called advocate of the human right and included considerable experience and lessons. the most important is the share of all nations and state to create a world against violence and extremism. the conclusion once again deeply respecting the trade of the srebrenica i pray to god. almighty to grant divine and peace for them. and reach security progress for

the nation and government of bosnia. i also emphasize the readiness -- >> we're hearing from a representative of the president of iran. let's turn to our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour, who has reported on this massacre. i'm curious to know your thoughts on the speaker, who is presently at the stage. very high up on the list. can you give us some context as to why he's speaking at this point. >> reporter: indeed iran during the war was one of the main countries which actually supported bosnia in terms of not just humanitarian aid, which the u.n. was providing from various other nations around the world, but insisting on trying to get bosnia some military help to fight off the bosniaens.

. they were not an army when it started. it was the remnants of other armies. it was much better equipped much better manned. there was a raid all around the hills. we can see them here. we also saw them all over bosnia. that was the emblem of the bosnian war was the shellings and snipings and sieges of the capital and many other towns and villages. and iran actually did spend a lot of time and energy trying to make sure that boz neesnia did not fall and that is why he is speaking today. and indeed he used, as you saw, he said the terrible genocide that happened here. now before him, very respected judges and prosecutors and legal scholars including the former president of the the icc, the current chief prosecutor of the

criminal tribunal both took great pains to establish that, yes, what happened here was a genocide. why they are doing that is because it was, but this memorial, this 20th anniversary happened in the after math of one of the most appalling votes in the united nations security council, which happened just a few days ago. it drafted resolution backed by the united states to try to establish by the u.n. that this was a a genocide. it was veetoed by russia under the assistance of the serbiaen president. we must say that the prime minister of serbia is here. when he arrived, he was booed according to to my colleagues who were there. the organization which is really in charge of so much of these commemorations, they went up to him and said we thank you for coming, but please don't deny

that a genocide happened here. so that is one of the politicals a aspects that is still going on 20 years later. so the fact of the matter is, the international community recognizes it was a genocide because that's how all the master minds were tried on those and other charges that genocide was included. so that is enshrined in international law. the mayor of srebrenica a muslim, started this by saying 136 more victims will be buried today and i actually knew some of them. there are 19 people remains of whom will be buried here today who were under 18. they were minors when they were slaughtered 20 years ago. and there's at least one person who was born in 1920. so an elderly man.

so remember, this was not a military battle. this was forces, a raid against civilians throughout the war in bosnia with one appalling genocidal plan to clear the territory and to create an ethnically pure state that many hope would be joined to serbia as a greater serbia. that's what we are remembering. that's what we're commemorating. unless we recognize the truth, there will be no reconciliation. >> please standby with us as i talk about some of the images that we're seeing right now. live pictures from srebrenica where the memorial is happening right now. as you mentioned, speaking at this memorial the deputy secretary general of the united nations. i'd like to ask you this question just given that this is such an important moment in time and history that is being remembered and people taking note of what happened there.

what sort of takeaways the world could learn from what happened there with the things that are play.ing out on the world stage today? >> well, very importantly, they are referring to searyria right now with this ongoing -- the fifth year of the syria war. it started in march of 2011. first by bashar al assad's forces simply e destroying people who had come out in the aftermath of the arab spring and wanted reforms. children who were taken from parents and tortured. he is saying right now here is happening again in iraq and syria. and right now what's happening in syria is both bashar al assad's forces but also isis and the appalling slaughter of civilians that's going on across iraq and syria. so these lessons that the world was meant to have learned in bosnia are still being unlearned

and unacted upon in the crisis that we try to report on today. and also another takeaway is that if the world turn was, these things will keep happening. that's one takeaway. if there's no reconciliation, these things will keep happening. i reminded everybody a couple hours earlier that in 1970 the chance of west germany later for the jewish survivors of the uprising there. remember how many jews were killed there and 6 million who were exterminated during the hol cost holocaust. there's so much history that is so relevant to the past and to the future. but he did something that hasn't happened here. he fell o to his knees and apologized to the jewish community and that hasn't happened here. there's still denial. there's still an unwillingness to call what happened here a

genocide. i mean by the serbiaens in general. there hasn't been the equivalent of a truth and reconciliation commission that happened in south africa. so there's still many, many wounds as more and more people are still being uncovered, identified and buried 20 years later. there's so much truth and reconciliation, so much personal work to be done and so much to be done to resolve the political situation, which is one of division right now. the dutch foreign minister is speaking right now. an enormously important speech because we're standing right here watching and looking at the local car battery factory that was the headquarters for very lightly armed dutch peace-keeping force back in 1995. that peace-keeping force was

overrun on july 11th 1995 by poor, desperate bosniaens from here in this village trying to escape the sniping. they rushed to the headquarters and unfortunately they were not allowed to take refuge and at least 300 of them were sent out. what we know happened then is they were taken and. slaughtered. court did find the dutch state responsible and culpable for that a year ago and said that the state needed to pay compensation to the family. so this day is just replete with so much failure, so much tragic turning away, so little intervention when it could have happened and made a difference and stopped this war, but also because president clinton is going to speak shortly, srebrenica was the turning point

that ended this war. after the appalling slaughter of men and boys just because they were muslim the civilized world, the democratic world could no longer turn away. they could no longer allow this to keep happening. president clinton gathered his coalition and said one more and that will trigger a bombing of the nato forces and that happened at the end of august 1995 when they put one more massive shell into the market killing dozens and z dozens of people. that triggered nato bombing and ended the war and finally led by richard holbrook and clinton administration, it put a a formal end to the war and did stop the killing but has not resolved the political divisions which exist today. for bosnia to repair itself and become a proper functioning member of the european community, there has to be a new

political resolution to this conflict. >> as you mentioned, the dutch prime minister is at the podium at this moment. i'd like to dip in for a moment to hear what he has to say. >> let it be seen as far as the black sea a time will come when people will feel the shame of what has happened. we cannot free you from your grief, but we can and will continue to help you find and identify your people your fathers, your sons who are still missing today. the netherlands will continue to support the important international commission on missing persons to help identify those who haven't been found yet. and in spite of the tragedy 20 years ago, which still lives on in our hearts and minds, i can

also see hope which i agree it's our common duty to provide a perspective for future generations. peace, we have learned, can never be taken for granted. sometimes it's all too fragile. once it is destroyed, finding it may come at a great cost. we must renew our commitment to peace every day. e we commemorate the men, young and old, who died here 20 years ago. innocent lives lost, our tribute today is to them and those who they left behind. never again. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> we just heard the message there from the dutch prime minister at the podium. the former president of the united states bill clinton, who again was very instrumental in that time of history is also

expected to take the stage. let's turn back to our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour. your thoughts on what you just heard? >> reporter: the queen is coming to the stage. she played a strong role in gatt. ering and trying to comfort the widows of srebrenica, the women, the mothers the sisters, the wives of all those men and boys who had been lost and this was very early on. she has really sort of tried to make that her mission in life to try to keep bringing them comfort. the dutch foreign minister clearly said the dutch government shares responsibility for what happened here and he also again labeled what happened here genocide. everybody is doing that to show the russians and the authorities in belgrade that what you did at

the security council was wrong and unnecessary by vetoing that resolution. because that resolution was not the serbias. he also said never again. when did we hear that? we heard that after the second world war and it happened here for four years while the world watched and turned away and all they could do was bring humanitarian aid and a couple flawed and failed initiatives for so many years until srebrenica was the turning point and the countries could no longer turn away. you'll probably hear president clinton talk about that. but again, the mayor of srebrenica, he said i knew some of these boys who are going to be buried today. their remains are going to be interred today. but he said what's so important is that we reacted to this horror by not having revenge, by

not being terroristic, by not re repeating what they did to us and that's an important mess aage from the mayor today. >> as you mentioned, the dutch foreign minister spoke earlier. let's listen in to the queen, who i believe is at the podium at this point. >> their lives e destroyed and even their deaths denied. but thanks to you and others who refuse to let injustice prevail, they have been identified and remembered through efforts that reaffirm the work of every individual. the international commission on missing persons was created in 1996 following the end of the balkans conflicts to establish in cooperation with regional governments an effective, inclusive process it to determine the fate of over 40,000 missing persons. today over 70% have been

accounted for, including almost 90% of the approximately 8,000 missing from srebrenica and surrounding municipalities. this unprecedented achievement has been central to helping residents of this war-torn re region recover. accounting for the missing has been indispensable and a struggle for justice. to answer lies with truth, to confront a monstrous crime with the steady strong and certain application of the rule of law. today the crime of disappearance is still being committed in many parts of the world, in too many parts of the world. from this somber sacred place, let us send a message perpetrators of such crimes will be found. justice and truth will prevail.

some might say that to move forward you must forget the past. we cannot, we must not forget the human face of this tragedy. politics and prejudice must not be allowed to obscure the reality of what you have suffered. this is a duty that all of us from the most powerful to the most humble owe to the living and to the dead. the holy koran tells us we shall test your steadfastness with fear and famine with loss of life and property and crops. give good news to those who endure with fortitude, who in adversity say we belong to god and to him we will return. they are those on whom descend blessings from god and mercy and they are the ones that receive guidance. you, the women and families of srebrenica have endured the most painful adversity.

you have endured with fortitude, you have been steadfast. i have witnessed you reaching out to other who is have suffered pain like yours with empathy even to those who once may have been enemies. some of whom are with us here now. e today we have come -- >> you're looking at live images here. this memorial service where queen noor is speaking. we also have our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour standing by live there covering this event. we will continue to bring you the events there 20 years after this massacre just after the break. can a business have a mind? a subconscious. a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought. can a business have a spirit? can a business have a soul?

can a business be...alive? when you do business everywhere, the challenges of keeping everyone working together can quickly become the only thing you think about. you're back with cnn. live images where bill clinton is now speaking at this memorial service marking 20 years since the massacre there. let's listen in. >> you were spared when your loved ones that you grew up with perished, but the message of reconciliation and hope you gave shows that there may be some divine wisdom in what you have

done with the life you were given twice. i thank the co-presidents, all the representatives of the international organizations in other countries, but especially i would like to thank president obama for canning me to come here today and all the american delegation who are here. members of both parties from all across our country to reaffirm our long standing belief in the people, the future and the freedom of bosnia. many have said in eloquent ways that 20 years ago 8,000 men and

boys died in a genocide here. that awful act finally served all the members of nato to support the military inter. vengs that was clearly necessary. to end the slaughter, to trigger peace talks, to put bosnia back on the long road to a normal life. we forget sometimes those of us who are not directly involved how long that road can be. when you ask me here in 2003 and we dedicated this sacred site

only 600 of the victims had been laid to rest. today loved ones and total strangers from all over the world come here and they can see that 6,000 men and boys are buried with more coming today. i am very very grateful to the people who took action to stop this war to stop the killing, for all the people 20 years ago who made the peace. many of them no longer living. after 20 years i am thankful that bosnia remains a peaceful country. i am thankful that it is increasingly part of the

european community, that it has participate participated with peace-keeping forces in iraq and afghanistan. i'm thankful for all of that. but the work i did here as president and later in kosovo was among the most important things i did. i grieved that it took so long to unify all of your friends behind using the amount of force that was necessary to stop the violence. and i'm thrilled that the peace has been maintained. but we owe the people who sacrificed their lives here.

the truth, the mothers, the wives, the sisters that talked to e me today they did just like they did 12 years ago used the moral high ground of their position to tell me the truth about all the had things we have not done, that we still have to do. so on behalf of my country and from the bottom of my heart, i love this place. i never want to see a killing field like this within thousands of miles of here. but the world is still being dominated by wars and killings based on ethnicity and race and

religion. and everybody in the world is still trying to decide whether we can really live together as partners. someone has to take the first step. so as a friend of bosnia, i want to thank the prime minister of serbia for having the courage to come here today. and i think it's important that we acknowledge that. it may or may not work out. the president of croatia is here. we'll see what happens. i am begging you not to let this monument to innocent boys and men become only a memory of a tragedy. i ask you to make it a sacred

trust where all people here come and claim a future for this country of unity, freedom, democracy greater prosperity and a government that is both capable and honest working for the benefit of all people. it would be fitting to honor those people who might have become mayor, who might have become presidents, who might have discovered cures for z diseases, who would have at least love the women they left behind. it would be fitting if you decided that you really would do this together. that you would say to the whole

world the politics, the economics and the blood of identity differences has to go away. the only way in the world we live in where we can appreciate what is special about our heritage is if we think our common humanity matters more. because the borders are so fragile we're all going to wind up in one war after another, one killing after another, one road side bomb after another, one totally misled young person blowing himself or herself to smithereens all because e we only think the thing that matters in life is our differences. every human being on earth today can identify with every mother every wife every sister every daughter who lost someone in srebrenica 20 years ago.

it takes a long time to get over that. you've done a good job keep inging the peace. a few days of nato bombing and hard bargaining at dayton made hard bargaining that dayton made but we have to do better as making the future. the sacrifice, demands that we do better. and we have to do it together. we have no choice. so in all of the leaders from all of the countries and all of the heritages that are here and steps that a leader from serbia made to come down here. >> is that is former