FRY: TO COOPERATE WITH TRIBUNAL OR TO HAVE RESTRICTED AMERICAN AID

BELGRADE, June 15 (Hina) - There is a real danger that U.S. Congress will pass a new law this autumn on making the American aid to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) conditional, U.S. Ambassador for war crimes issues, Pierre Richard Prosper, told Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica on Friday. Prosper held talks with President Kostunica in Belgrade. #L# According to a statement issued by Kostunica's Office, Prosper announced that such a decision might imply the restriction in cooperation with financial organisations "unless the FRY makes more substantial progress in the cooperation with the Hague-based international war crimes tribunal." Prosper warned Kostunica that a particular problem for the U.S. Administration is the fact that some high-profile war crimes suspects from the Tribunal's indictments are still at large, referring to the former Bosnian Serb commander, General Ratko Mladic, read the statement. "President Kostunica pointed out the problem of the Hague Tribunal's selective justice..." said the statement. Kostunica corroborated it by the claim that indictments have been issued only against high-ranking Serb political officials or military commanders, while top officials of other sides in war have not been charged, although they, according to him, undoubtedly exerted influence on the war events. Kostunica also complained that none of Albanians had been accused of war crimes. (hina) ms