The President of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro, Svetozar Marovic, said that Milosevic's death was "a great test for the moral authority of the Hague tribunal" and that the public would be deprived of the truth about Milosevic's role in the wars in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
"Milosevic has gone and I hope that the time of suffering, divisions and evil is going with him. His death will deprive history of a full judgement and truth about his role in that," Marovic said in a written statement.
"News of a person's death is always sad news, particularly when it is the death of a sick man in prison asking for help," the statement said.
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and President Boris Tadic offered their condolences to Milosevic's family and the Socialist Party, which had been led by Milosevic.
"Our people observe a custom that in time like this political and all other differences are left aside," Kostunica said in a statement, adding that the Serbian government would request a detailed report from the Hague tribunal on circumstances surrounding Milosevic's death.
Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic also extended his sympathy to Milosevic's family.