Earlier in the day Ilic was quoted by the same agency as saying the the prosecution had no legal grounds to drop charges against Markovic, accused of white-collar crime and corruption.
The legal representative for the Milosevic family, Zdenko Tomanovic, had first insisted that criminal proceedings against Mirjana Markovic be discontinued and her indictment withdrawn. In the meantime, he sent another request asking only for the international warrant for Markovic's arrest to be lifted and for his client be spared custody.
The new request also includes guarantees, but it is not known whether they imply bail or the possibility for the authorities to take Markovic's passport upon her arrival in Belgrade in case Milosevic is buried there.
The competent court in Belgrade is expected to make a final decision on the matter on Tuesday, while the Serbian Interior Ministry has stated that in case Markovic returns to Belgrade, it will act on orders from the court and the Office of the Prosecutor.
Serbian courts have issued international warrants for the arrest of Milosevic's wife and their son, Marko Milosevic, who have been in Russia since 2003.
Mirjana Markovic is accused of abusing her position to grant a government apartment to her grandson's nanny, while Marko Milosevic is charged with several violent crimes.
The Serbian Interior Ministry also wants to interview Markovic in connection with the 2000 abduction and assassination of former Serbian President Ivan Stambolic.
According to the France Presse, Marko Milosevic has asked the Dutch authorities to be granted a visa so that he can take over the body of his deceased father, who died in the Scheveningen detention unit of the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
It is still not known where and when Milosevic will be buried.
Milosevic's Socialist Party and the Radical Party insist that he should be buried in the Great Men's Alley of Belgrade's New Cemetery.
The Supreme Council of the Army of Serbia-Montenegro will not allow the engagement of the army in the funeral protocol, the Supreme Council reported after a session on Monday.
The decision was adopted at the proposal of Serbian President Boris Tadic.
Tadic and the Belgrade Mayor also ruled out a state funeral for Milosevic.
Mayor Nenad Bogdanovic said that he would not allow the former Serbian and Yugoslav president to be buried in the said section of the central cemetery in the Serbian capital.
Bogdanovic issued a press release explaining that traces which the Milosevic regime has left behind are the main reason why he cannot be buried in the section of the cemetery reserved for distinguished citizens or have a distinguished place in Serbian history.
Serbian President Tadic also ruled out the possibility of granting an amnesty to Mirjana Markovic so she could attend his possible burial in Belgrade, the President's Office said in a statement on Sunday evening.
According to the statement, Tadic believes that a state funeral for Milosevic would be "absolutely inappropriate" considering the role he played in Serbia's recent history.