Foreign Affairs Ministry reacts to reporting by certain Croatian media about Novi Sad railway station tragedy

Photo: Tanjug/Nenad Mihajlovic, Private archive

Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Djuric expressed deep concern last night about a media campaign led by certain outlets in Croatia, which, he stated, aims to incite discontent and potential unrest over the tragic events in Novi Sad.

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"In these moments when solidarity and restraint are most needed, any attempt to instrumentalize the tragedy for political or sensationalist goals is an act that is not in accordance with the principles of unbiased informing and good neighborly relations," said Djuric, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Despite the challenges, Serbia consistently advocates for truth, transparency and stability in the region, he stressed.

"We call on all media and political actors to behave responsibly and to respect the feelings of the families affected by the tragic event," said the head of Serbian diplomacy.

He emphasized that this situation requires compassion and a joint effort by everyone to build societies in which peace, understanding and mutual respect will prevail.

"Accordingly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs appeals to all relevant parties to refrain from rhetoric that can incite tensions, in order to preserve stability and improve good-neighborly relations between our two countries," said Marko Djuric.

The Zagreb portal Index published a report earlier talking about them covering the Novi Sad railway station tragedy "very intensively" - "due to the almost complete censorship of the media in Serbia and the lack of possibility for Serbian citizens to fully and truthfully inform themselves about this topic" as well as because of, "certain possibilities that this issue will be covered up."

14 people were killed and three were injured when the eaves at the Novi Sad Railway Station collapsed on Friday.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)