Bosnia and Herzegovina
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Press Service
Sarajevo, September 13, 2001
TO THE MEDIA
The Council of Ministers has declared Friday, September 14, 2001, a day of mourning throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, as an act of solidarity with the American nation.
Joining the joint action of the united peoples of Europe, the Council of Ministers is calling all the citizens and peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as all international representatives, to jointly pay their respects to the victims of a series of terrorist attacks in the USA on Friday, at 12 o’clock, with a three-minute silence and cessation of all activities.
With a three-minute silence the peoples and citizens of BiH shall symbolically express their solidarity with the American nation and join in the condemnation of terrorism.
The Council of Ministers is appealing to the organizers of sports, music and entertainment and other events to adjust their programs to the day of mourning.
Press Service