ZAGREB/BRUSSELS, March 7 (Hina) - The chief prosecutor of the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Carla Del Ponte, has voiced dissatisfaction with the level of Serbia and Montenegro's, and to some extent, Croatia's cooperation with
the tribunal.
ZAGREB/BRUSSELS, March 7 (Hina) - The chief prosecutor of the U.N.
war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Carla Del Ponte, has voiced
dissatisfaction with the level of Serbia and Montenegro's, and to
some extent, Croatia's cooperation with the tribunal. #L#
At a meeting with the European Commission's representative for
foreign affairs, Chris Patten, in Brussels on Friday, Del Ponte
said that Serbia and Montenegro continued to cooperate partially
and insufficiently, as did Croatia to some extent. The EC quoted Del
Ponte in a statement as saying that Croatia failed to demonstrate
true commitment to arresting the accused who were on its
territory.
Patten reiterated the stand of the EU's foreign ministers at their
meeting in February stating that respect for international law was
an important segment of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
He added that full cooperation with the ICTY was important for the
process of drawing closer to the European Union.
After Thursday's talks with the EU's High Representative for the
Common Foreign and Defence Policy, Javier Solana, Del Ponte harshly
attacked Serbia and Montenegro for failing to arrest Ratko Mladic
and Radovan Karadzic. She slammed Croatian authorities over
General Ante Gotovina, who is still at large. She added that she had
come to Brussels to ask the EU to exert pressure on countries which
were not cooperating with the tribunal.
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