March 12 , 2008
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

Fifth Anniversary of the Death of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic

Zoran Djindjic was a Serbian patriot in the truest sense of the word. In the turbulent days following the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic, he brought his powerful vision of social, economic and democratic reform to a deeply divided nation. Courageously, and in the face of bitter nationalist opposition, he worked to bring Serbia into the transatlantic family of nations.

Today, five years after his tragic murder, Prime Minister Djindjic's vision is not fully achieved. Serbia is again at a crossroads. One path -- Djindjic's path -- leads to integration with Europe and western institutions where enlightened Serbian leaders, with a sense of responsibility as strong as their sense of pride, can bring Serbia at last to its rightful place among the great nations of the world. The other path is an angry retreat to a brooding past, where harmful rhetoric and empty phrases substitute for national greatness.

Prime Minister Djindjic's vision did not die with him. There are forces today committed to building a Serbia that is democratic, market-oriented, and guided by the rule of law. We believe the democratic spirit reawakened by Zoran Djindjic in 2000 is alive today, and that it will free Serbia to seize the future while honoring its past.

America remembers Zoran Djindjic as a true friend and courageous leader of his people.

12. mart, 2008
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

Pet godina od smrti premijera Zorana Đinđića

Zoran Đinđić bio je srpski patriota u punom značenju te reči. Nakon pada Miloševića ponudio je podeljenoj naciji snažnu viziju društvenih, ekonomskih i demokratskih reformi. Hrabro, i uprkos opstrukcijama ostrašćenog nacionalizma, radio je na približavanju Srbije transatlanskoj porodici naroda.

Danas, pet godina nakon tragičnog ubistva, vizija Premijera Đinđića nije u potpunosti ispunjena. Srbija je ponovo na raskršću. Jedan put - Đinđićev put - vodi ka integracijama u evropske i zapadne institucije gde progresivni srpski lideri, kojima je osećaj odgovornosti jednako snažan kao osećaj ponosa, mogu da uvedu Srbiju u društvo najnaprednijih zemalja sveta gde i pripada. Drugi put predstavlja ljutito povlačenje u mračnu prošlost gde štetna i prazna retorika zamenjuje napredak nacije.

Vizija Premijera Đinđića nije nestala sa njim. Danas postoje snage koje su odlučne da rade na preobražaju Srbije u potpuno demokratsko i tržišno orjentisano društvo vođeno vladavinom prava. Verujemo da je isti onaj demokratski duh, koji je Zoran Đinđić probudio 2000. godine, i danas prisutan i da će omogućiti da se Srbija okrene budućnosti uz dužno poštovanje prema prošlosti.

Amerika se seća Zorana Đinđića kao istinskog prijatelja i hrabrog lidera svog naroda.

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