The ICTY has already assessed that the Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina is fully capable of ensuring efficient and fair trials. In my capacity as the Tribunal's President, I can confirm it, Pocar told reporters during his tour of the Bosnian supreme court on Tuesday.
On this occasion, the ICTY chief and the chairwoman of the Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Meddzida Kreso, held talks on cooperation.
Pocar said that the Bosnian Court could face only problems of a material nature and voiced readiness to help in this segment by offering financial and material assistance.
Jobs within the Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina's remit are to deal with war crimes and organised crime cases.
Kreso added that in the coming period the issue of the appointment of foreign judges and prosecutors in the Bosnian Court should be solved.
So far, the international community's High Representative has appointed foreigners. However, there are plans to close the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in 2007, which means that he will no longer be authorised to choose foreign judges and prosecutors for the Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Trial chambers of this Bosnian Court that have so far been in charge of conducting trials against war crimes indictees have consisted of two foreign and one Bosnian judge. The latter is usually the chairman of the chamber.