It will be a consultative meeting at which del Ponte will say if there has been any news since her report early last month, Asselborn's spokesman Eldar Subasic told Hina by telephone.
On February 11 del Ponte reported to the Luxembourg EU Presidency that General Ante Gotovina was within reach of Croatian authorities and that without his arrest it could not be said that Croatia was fully cooperating with the Hague tribunal.
A confirmation by del Ponte of Croatia's full cooperation with the ICTY is a condition for the start of accession talks with the European Union on March 17. EU foreign ministers will make a final decision on this on March 16.
These are final consultations between the EU Presidency and Prosecutor del Ponte as part of preparations for the meeting on March 16, Subasic said.
The spokesman added that further contacts between Luxembourg and the prosecutor were possible before that date if there are "dramatic changes".
Asked if a final decision would be reached already on March 10 at a meeting of COREPER, the committee of permanent representatives of EU member states, in Brussels, Subasic said that an official decision would be taken by the foreign ministers.
The green light will be given or will not be given by the foreign ministers on March 16. Del Ponte will tell us if there have been any nuances or changes since the opinion she gave on February 11, which we will convey to the EU Council, the spokesman said.
Subasic said that no statements for the press were planned after the meeting between del Ponte and Asselborn, which is due to take place in the evening.
Asked if Luxembourg had received a report from Croatia on the efforts it had taken in order to track down the fugitive general, Subasic confirmed that the Croatian government had acquainted the EU Presidency with the report.
The spokeswoman for the ICTY Prosecutor's Office, Florence Hartmann, confirmed that Asselborn and del Ponte were meeting in The Hague on Friday, but declined to comment on the talks. She also confirmed that no statements for the press were planned.
Hartmann said that the Prosecutor's Office had not yet received the comprehensive report from Croatia on the steps it was taking to capture Gotovina.
We have not received that report and I have no comment, she said.
The spokeswoman noted that the Prosecutor's Office regularly receives reports from Croatia, and added that the 150 or 160-page report referred to by the press probably contains information that has not been provided before.
There cannot be 160 pages about steps taken by the police and secret services in the last five days. It makes no sense, she said.
Contrary to the widespread view that the chief prosecutor's opinion is crucial for the start of talks on Croatia's membership of the European Union, Hartmann said that Croatia gives the green or red light on its own and decides on its own.