When it comes to Croatia, the remaining issue is the request from the Office of the Prosecutor to Croatia to provide a number of key military documents from the 1995 Operation Storm. Unsuccessful efforts of my office for some time to obtain those documents is the reason why the prosecution has raised this matter before the UN Security Council, Brammertz said addressing the Council's session in New York on Thursday.
Following the requests from the Hague-based tribunal, Croatia has conducted several investigations and submitted several reports, providing additional information on these investigations and on "the chain of custody of missing documents", he said.
He stressed that it would be crucial for Croatia to deliver those key documents, and added that during his recent visit to Zagreb he held talks with Croatia's top officials on the matter.
Brammertz said he would remain in close contact with the Croatian authorities in a bid to achieve progress concerning this issue in the near future.
Brammertz thanked Prime Minister Ivo Sanader for having demonstrated his personal interest and determination to resolve the matter.
Addressing the Security Council's session, Sanader expressed satisfaction with Brammertz's confirmation of Croatia's comprehensive good cooperation with the tribunal.
When it comes to the requested documents, the Croatian premier disagreed with the assessments of the ICTY Chief Prosecutor.
Brammertz's report on Croatia's cooperation has been more favourable for Zagreb than expected. It seems that measures undertaken by the Croatian government and the judiciary, Brammetz's meetings in Zagreb and PM Sanader's diplomatic campaign in New York led to such developments.