SOLANA: BELGRADE'S COOPERATION WITH TRIBUNAL ONLY WAY TO EUROPE

BELGRADE, Oct 23 (Hina) - The EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, said in Belgrade on Thursday Europe was the only path for Serbia-Montenegro (SCG) and that on that road, cooperation with the Hague war crimes tribunal was unavoidable. #L# The only path SCG has is to Europe because it is what the majority of the people want and what most Europeans want, he told reporters after talks with Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Zivkovic on the resumption of Belgrade-Pristina negotiations, relations within SCG, and internal affairs in Serbia. Speaking of the resumption of Belgrade-Pristina negotiations, Solana agreed with Zivkovic that the make-up of future working groups must be balanced and constructive. Solana said the make-up which attended recent talks in Vienna must not be allowed again given that the Kosovo delegation did not include representatives of either ethnic communities or the government and other institutions and parties, only one from Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova's party. After talks with SCG President Svetozar Markovic, Solana said it was necessary to reach a national consensus and agreement on the joint objectives of SCG's road to the European Union. Marovic said SCG should not become a "hostage to trials at the Hague tribunal," and that "the latest developments should not undermine the road to the EU". Tonight Solana is due to meet Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic and then depart for Pristina. (hina) ha