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Grenell reassures the Serbs: At Kushner's hotels in Belgrade, a memorial for the NATO bombings will also be built

2024-03-20 16:09:41Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Grenell reassures the Serbs: At Kushner's hotels in Belgrade, a memorial
Jared Kushner's hotel project in Belgrade / Above: Richard Grenell

Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's plan to build luxury hotels in downtown Belgrade has sparked a lot of debate in Serbia, because the property was the former Yugoslav embassy bombed by NATO in 1999.

The Serbs have since left the property in ruins, to symbolize, according to them, the war crimes committed by the West in Serbia.

But it seems that the former envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Richard Grenell, who is rumored to be aiming to become Secretary of State under the new administration of Donald Trump, has calmed down the Serbs with his latest statement.

For the Serbian media, he has stated that in the center of the luxury hotels that Kushner plans to build, a memorial will be placed to honor the history of the country, that is, a memorial that remembers the NATO bombings against the genocidal state of Slobodan Milosevic.

"We are honored to partner with the Serbs to turn this location into a world-class multi-purpose project, where the center is a Memorial as a place to remember its history. I am excited to see the ideas that Serbian experts will present to honor the original architecture, buildings, emotions and patriotism in this location. The idea of ​​the Friendship Bridge is an emotional piece of design that highlights the original buildings and serves as a beautiful reminder of architect Nikola Dobrović's vision," said Grenell.

As for what the joint US-Serbian reconstruction of that building, damaged by NATO bombing in 1999, might mean for relations between the two countries, given the possibility that Jared's American company Kushner could "revitalize" the General Staff building, Grenell admits that he does not understand or feel the history of the Balkans as the Serbian people do, and no outsider can fully understand those emotions.

"But I am committed to helping build a future for Serbia dominated by peace and prosperity. Everyone involved in the reconstruction project is very sensitive to the history of that building," he said.

He emphasized that the destruction of the General Staff building in 1999 represented a significant cultural and architectural loss for Belgrade.

"For many in the architectural community, the General Headquarters building is important because of its original creator, Nikola Dobrović, an icon who introduced modernism to Belgrade's urban history. The design of the new project began with the study of its original plan and in cooperation with the Serbian community of architects and urban planners, it will be developed as a bridge between the past and the future, between Serbs and Americans, between commemoration and innovation. In a way, going back to the idea of ​​the original modernist architect, with the potential for urban renewal, will make this project world-class," he said.


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