DIFFERENT REACTIONS TO MILOSEVIC'S EXTRADITION IN MONTENEGRO

PODGORICA, June 29 (Hina) - Montenegro's ruling coalition on Friday hailed Milosevic's extradition to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), adding this was a proof that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dead. The Socialistic People's Party, coalition partner to Serbia's DOS at the Federal level, condemned Milosevic's extradition. Party president Predrag Bulatovic said the DOS humiliated all institutions in the system by extraditing Milosevic. He said his party would leave the coalition with the DOS. Montenegrin President's advisor Miodrag Vukovic said Milosevic extradition to The Hague finally confirmed that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was formally dead. Montenegrin vice premier Dragisa Burzan said Milosevic's extradition was actually "the beginning of a trial to a crime policy, still defended by the Socialistic People's Party in the Montenegrin parliament", adding this "will open the door for a peaceful and stabile procedure, in which Montenegro will gain sovereignty." Political leader of the Liberal Alliance (LS) Miodrag Zivkovic said the decision of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic to extradite Milosevic to the ICTY was not a surprise, because it was a known fact that Serbia needed money to survive in the upcoming period. (hina) it sb