Serbia warns investigation of consequences of NATO bombings during war

Serbian Environment Minister Goran Trivan has indicated that in the coming months they will form a national laboratory for scientific research concerning the consequences of NATO bombings.

He has explained that this initiative includes the co-operation of all state labs capable of taking over this investigation.

The “won't be enough just to be sure what happened in 1999, but we have to tell the whole world what conclusion we've reached. We owe the public an explanation of what happened, as well as the possible consequences”, he told Serbian media N1.

As a fact on track, the Serbian minister has mentioned Italian soldiers suffering from infectious diseases.

When asked whether the investigation will include the territory of Kosovo, he said this issue is not political.

The “is sometimes forgotten that Kosovo's space has been the biggest victim of these bombings. In territories bombarded with poor uranium, children have been born who have nothing to do with politics and what happened at the time, but may be victims of that”, Trivan said.

He has therefore deemed it wrong to reject the public in Kosovo to talk about this topic.

It's clear that the consequences are there. We will try to do some research in Kosovo, because it is not political, but it is a commitment to the” environment, he said.

In October last year, three Serbian ministries held their first joint meeting, where it was proposed to account for the consequences of NATO bombings.

This initiative has recently received the support of Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq.