Ecological catastrophe caused by the ammoniac explosion

The memory on April 22, 1970, when enormous quantity of oil was spilled in the Santa Barbara California Bay and when millions of people protested all over the world, should be an occasion for solidarity with jeopardized parts of the world. Unfortunately, we have to notice that in this case when NATO attacked our country, the expected "green resistance" of the world public failed. Millions of people of this "Yugoslav spring" failed on the exam of the ecological ethics and care for the survival of mankind. Those are, first of all, the state leaders, then international organizations and institutions, scientific institutes, ecological movements and movements for preservation of cultural and natural resources.

We have been embittered by the events happening in Yugoslavia for almost a month. NATO aggressors are destroying everything with tones of explosives, and we are worried not only for the future of the region and Europe but for the future of the whole planet. Therefore, we warn the world that this barbaric bombarding and destruction can create a broad ecological catastrophe. In this war, the aggressors not only fail to respect the international conventions and rules in the field of environment and rights of war, but forget the elementary human ethics, destroying everything and killing everybody.

Although the world knows about intentional bombarding of the chemical industry of Yugoslavia and oil refineries and stores, the world ecological movement closes its eyes before the possible ecological catastrophe which consequences could be disastrous. They are expected to fight for the victory of the common sense and for the enforcement of the international laws. The Day of the Planet should not be just a mere marking of the day.

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT

OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA