Ljajić optimistic over Brammertz visit

Rasim Ljajić says that he expects a Hague report on Serbia's cooperation to be positive.

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Sunday, 07.09.2008.

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Rasim Ljajic says that he expects a Hague report on Serbia's cooperation to be positive. "I expect Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz to, as he visits Belgrade on September 10, give his appraisal of Serbia's cooperation with that court, and that it will be positive," the president of the National Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal told reporters in Jagodina on Sunday. Ljajic optimistic over Brammertz visit Ljajic however clarified that Brammertz would not send a written report to Brussels, i.e., the EU, "since he repeated several times that such reports are only submitted to the UN Security Council". "Even after the Brammertz visit to Belgrade, he can be expected to say that he will only appraise our cooperation, not submit a report on it," he continued. Ljajic also repeated he expect this to be favorable, and followed by a similar opinion by the EU ministers. "Afterwards, it will be necessary for Holland to balance its position on the issue," Ljajic said. Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen told a Novi Sad daily in an interview published today that his country will only approve for an interim trade deal between Belgrade and Brussels to take effect if Ratko Mladic is arrested, or if Brammertz gives a positive opinion on the cooperation. The agreement is a part of the SAA, signed in April and immediately suspended, pending Serbia's full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal.

Ljajić optimistic over Brammertz visit

Ljajić however clarified that Brammertz would not send a written report to Brussels, i.e., the EU, "since he repeated several times that such reports are only submitted to the UN Security Council".

"Even after the Brammertz visit to Belgrade, he can be expected to say that he will only appraise our cooperation, not submit a report on it," he continued.

Ljajić also repeated he expect this to be favorable, and followed by a similar opinion by the EU ministers.

"Afterwards, it will be necessary for Holland to balance its position on the issue," Ljajić said.

Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen told a Novi Sad daily in an interview published today that his country will only approve for an interim trade deal between Belgrade and Brussels to take effect if Ratko Mladić is arrested, or if Brammertz gives a positive opinion on the cooperation.

The agreement is a part of the SAA, signed in April and immediately suspended, pending Serbia's full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal.

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