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After they attend an Aug. 24 ceremony commemorating the Serb victims of Croatia's Operation Storm in the village of Grubor, two Croatian deputy prime ministers, Tomo Medved and Boris Milosevic, will tour Serb villages without water and electricity, Jutarnji List reported on Aug. 3, describing the decision as another step in the normalization of relations between the two neighbors.
"We have discussed it extensively - not only the deputy prime minister, Boris Milosevic's visit to Knin and Grubori, but all else that needs to be done. We can make a breakthrough. This government is mandated to do so, but we'll take one step at a time," an anonymous member of the government said for the Zagreb-based daily.
The first step is a dignified ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the Storm operation, and the next to honor all victims, which is why Minister for Veterans Tomo Medved is visiting the village of Grubori to lay a wreath in memory of the Serb civilians killed during the operation, the source explained.
According to the Croatian newspaper, there are close to 80 Serb villages in Croatia that are yet to be re-electrified. Not only older villagers live in dire conditions, without power and water, but the situation has made return practically impossible for potential returnees, too.
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