Thus, a debate was held on "The Obligation of Member States of the Council of Europe to Cooperate in the Prosecution of War Crimes", which was compiled by Croatian rapporteur Miljenko Doric of the Croatian People's Party (HNS).
Presenting his report, Doric told the PACE that the bringing war criminals to justice was crucial for the reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia's region, and called on Council of Europe member-states to take all necessary measures against impunity for war crimes.
He also called on Council of Europe member-states not to grant citizenship to people suspected of war crimes in other countries and to expedite extradition proceedings.
A draft resolution on "The Protection of Witnesses as a Cornerstone for Justice and Reconciliation in the Balkans", drafted by Rapporteur Jean-Charles Gardetto of Monaco urged for protection of witnesses so as to get to the truth about the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, the French AFP news agency reported.
Gardetto said that progress had been made by the region in the establishment of witness protection systems and he called for the enhancement in this regard.
The rapporteur noticed differences in witness protection programmes in the Balkan countries, adding that not any country offered the full protection.
The consequences of shortcomings are most visible in Kosovo where witnesses were killed. In Bosnia and Herzegovina witnesses regularly receive threats and are intimidated, while in Croatia and Serbia names of some protected witnesses have been made public, he said.
A draft resolution on "Reconciliation and Political Dialogue Between the Countries of the former Yugoslavia" by Italian rapporteur Pietro Marcenaro was also on the agenda.
Marcenaro described the situation in the Balkans as much better than 2008 when he began compiling the report.
The Italian sad that the relations between Croatia and Serbia had contributed to this improvement and welcomed an agreement between Croatia and Slovenia on their border dispute as "positive precedent".
The Parliamentary Assembly is expected to vote on those draft resolutions later in the day.