Sarajevo: 5th anniversary of the death of Alija Izetbegović commemorated

SARAJEVO, October 20 (FENA) - By Saying of the Al-Fatih Prayer and laying of flowers on the grave of the first president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and founder and honorary president of SDA, Alija Izetbegovic, the 5th anniversary of his death was commemorated at the Kovaci cemetery in Sarajevo.

Asides family members, the memorial was visited by leaders of SDA and BIh Presidency Chair Haris Silajdzic, officials of FBiH, canton and City of Sarajevo and other public personas and admirers of the deed of Alija Izetbegovic.  

SDA President Sulejman Tihic remembered in his address that Izetbegovic always fought for BiH, state of equal peoples and citizens and added that all who follow his path fight for such BiH.  

He added that Izetbegovic led realistic politics, the only one possible and right, always taking account of the fact that BiH is composed of all of its peoples.  

BiH Presidency Chair Haris Silajdzic, remembering the deeds of Alija Izetbegovic stated that this was the man who fought for freedom with clear sense who the aggressor was, who is the victim and who is the attacker.

He especially underlined Izetbegovic’s humanity due to which “we never had any acts of revenge, we did not tear down monuments of other nor have we created concentration camps”.

He stated that lately there is an intensified campaign to equal all sided in BiH and Silajdzic stated that this is the goal of those who do not want to do anything to bring more justice and final resolution for BiH.

(Fena)