尽管余留机制做了积极工作，但在西巴尔干地区，战争罪问题仍是一个未愈伤口。我们关切地注意到，在该地区，有关战争罪的煽动性言论和历史修正主义思潮抬头。这是亟需实现的和解的主要障碍，也是加强睦邻关系，特别是科索沃与塞尔维亚睦邻关系的绊脚石。因此，我们敦促地区政治领导人积极努力，追究战争罪罪责，促进和解。
Despite the good work of the Mechanism, the issue of war crimes remains an open wound in the Western Balkans. We see with concern a rise in incendiary rhetoric and historical revisionism with regard to war crimes in the region, which is a major hurdle for much-needed reconciliation and also an impediment for strengthening good-neighbourly relations, especially between Kosovo and Serbia. We therefore urge political leaders in the region to actively work on ensuring accountability for war crimes and in promoting reconciliation.