DEL PONTE SATISFIED WITH EVIDENCE FOR KOSOVO IN MILOSEVIC TRIAL

PRISTINA, Sept 18 (Hina) - The UN war crimes tribunal Chief Prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, has said that despite time limits and a limited number of witnesses she was satisfied with evidence for Kosovo presented in the trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, Kosovo's daily in Albanian reported on Wednesday. #L# Commenting on the conclusion of the Kosovo part of Milosevic's trial, del Ponte said in an interview for "Koha Ditore", that there would be witnesses to testify on events in Kosovo during the Croatia and Bosnia part of the trial. The ICTY chief prosecutor expressed belief that by the end of this year, the tribunal would issue the first indictment against Albanians who had committed crimes in Kosovo. She said an investigation was underway and that she was in contact with a team of ICTY investigators in Kosovo. Del Ponte said the ICTY still had problems in cooperation with authorities in Belgrade, but expressed hope that good cooperation would be established by the end of the year. She said ICTY teams in Macedonia were also faced with problems, but expressed hope that cooperation with the new government would be better. Del Ponte said the ICTY would work on the schedule, namely issue all indictment by 2004. She said this would depend on the cooperation with others. (hina) it