Remembering the victims of the March Pogrom is an obligation toward future generations
His Holiness Serbian Patriarch kyr Porfirije attended, on 17 March 2026, a commemorative ceremony at the National Theatre in Belgrade marking the Day of Remembrance of the March Pogrom in Kosovo and Metohija.
— Serbia will never forget a single victim nor a single destroyed church in the Pogrom against the Serbians in Kosovo and Metohija that occurred on this day in 2004. It was a brutal, systematic, and organized campaign against the Serbian people, their culture, faith, and identity. Remembering 17 March is a duty toward all the victims, toward the people who were left without a roof over their heads, as well as toward future generations who deserve the truth about Serbian suffering and endured injustice – stated on that occasion the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Dr. Đuro Macut, and concluded:
— We will never forget Borivoje Spasojević, Nenad Vesić, Dobrivoje Stolić, his son Borko, Slobodan Perić, Zlatibor Trajković, Jana Tučev, Dragan Nedeljković, nor any of those who were burned, killed, beaten, and driven from their ancestral homes. We will not forget a single church in Prizren, nor those in Đakovica, Peć, Kamenica, Uroševac, Štimlje, and Priština. Not a single burned house, not a single desecrated grave. As we look toward the future, we must not forget the past, but rather learn from it. There is no greater strength than truth and justice. Justice may be slow, but it is always attainable. May the victims never be forgotten. Let our pledge be that such evil will never happen again, and let our effort for justice and peace be a beacon for our children and future generations.
Also attending the commemorative academy marking the March Pogrom in Kosovo and Metohija were representatives of the Government of Serbia and the Serbian Armed Forces; the Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Ivan Stoilković; the President of the Constitutional Court, Dr. Vladan Petrov; representatives of religious communities; the families of those who perished in the March Pogrom; and representatives of several veterans’ associations dedicated to preserving the tradition of Serbia’s liberation wars.
— Serbia will never forget a single victim nor a single destroyed church in the Pogrom against the Serbians in Kosovo and Metohija that occurred on this day in 2004. It was a brutal, systematic, and organized campaign against the Serbian people, their culture, faith, and identity. Remembering 17 March is a duty toward all the victims, toward the people who were left without a roof over their heads, as well as toward future generations who deserve the truth about Serbian suffering and endured injustice – stated on that occasion the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Dr. Đuro Macut, and concluded:
— We will never forget Borivoje Spasojević, Nenad Vesić, Dobrivoje Stolić, his son Borko, Slobodan Perić, Zlatibor Trajković, Jana Tučev, Dragan Nedeljković, nor any of those who were burned, killed, beaten, and driven from their ancestral homes. We will not forget a single church in Prizren, nor those in Đakovica, Peć, Kamenica, Uroševac, Štimlje, and Priština. Not a single burned house, not a single desecrated grave. As we look toward the future, we must not forget the past, but rather learn from it. There is no greater strength than truth and justice. Justice may be slow, but it is always attainable. May the victims never be forgotten. Let our pledge be that such evil will never happen again, and let our effort for justice and peace be a beacon for our children and future generations.
Also attending the commemorative academy marking the March Pogrom in Kosovo and Metohija were representatives of the Government of Serbia and the Serbian Armed Forces; the Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Ivan Stoilković; the President of the Constitutional Court, Dr. Vladan Petrov; representatives of religious communities; the families of those who perished in the March Pogrom; and representatives of several veterans’ associations dedicated to preserving the tradition of Serbia’s liberation wars.
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20.03.2026 13:24
