SERBIAN PM: FIRST EXTRADITIONS TO HAGUE ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY

BELGRADE, April 2 (Hina) - The first extraditions of war crimes suspects are expected today or tomorrow, Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic told the Belgrade daily Glas Javnosti on Tuesday. He added the Yugoslav and not the Serbian government was competent for the extraditions. #L# In a statement on Serbian state television, Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica called on the Yugoslav government to urge the federal parliament to adopt a law on cooperation with the Hague- based UN war crimes tribunal. He said it was "the only way to share responsibility for the policy towards that tribunal." Kostunica's demand was immediately dismissed by the president of the federal parliament's Citizens Council, Dragoljub Micunovic, who said he would not convene a session and put on the agenda a law which had no chance of being passed. Yugoslav Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic said on BK Television that Yugoslavia was "practically under the regime of sanctions" which would last until April 8 at least, when the United States Congress is expected to decide whether Yugoslavia has met criteria required for receiving further economic assistance. "It's not a big tragedy but it would be very big if the country were under such a regime for the next two, three or six months. We would practically be back in the time we were in for almost two years, and this is something nobody in this country must allow. The policy that was led must not be repeated," said Svilanovic. (hina) ha