Joint statement of the Bucharest Nine Presidents supported by Presidents of North Macedonia and Montenegro
11.10.2022 / 11:31 | Aktualizováno: 07.11.2022 / 10:40
We, the Presidents of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia condemn the mass bombardments of Ukrainian cities recently carried out by Russia, which constitute war crimes under international law.
We recall that war crimes and crimes against humanity are not subject to any statute of limitations and are covered by jurisdiction of courts all over the world.
On behalf of our states we demand that Russia immediately stop attacking civilian targets. We will not cease our efforts to bring to court persons responsible of today's crimes.
We find any threats by Russian representatives to use nuclear weapons unacceptable. In this context, we reaffirm our commitment to protect our countries and allies.
Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania
Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic
Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia
Katalin Novák, President of Hungary
Egils Levits, President of the Republic of Latvia
Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania
Stevo Pendarovski, President of the Republic of North Macedonia
Milo Đukanović, President of the Republic of Montenegro
Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland
Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic