DSS reacts to Dutch Hague accusations

A DSS minister called on President Boris Tadić “to say in public who is his special representative that is denouncing the Serbian prime minister to foreigners.”

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 01.05.2008.

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A DSS minister called on President Boris Tadic “to say in public who is his special representative that is denouncing the Serbian prime minister to foreigners.” In a statement delivered to Tanjug yesterday, Education Minister Zoran Loncar said that “Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen claims that Tadic sent a special representative to him, who informed him that Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica was blocking the cooperation with the Hague Tribunal.” DSS reacts to Dutch Hague accusations “We call on Tadic to say in public who is that special representative of his that is denouncing the prime minister to foreigners, and to say what exactly that person told Verhagen,” said Loncar, who is a high-ranking official of Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS). “We remind Boris Tadic that Verhagen recognized Kosovo's independence and that it would have been normal for Tadic to send a protest note to Verhagen, instead of denouncing the prime minister,” Loncar said. Verhagen said in Luxembourg late Tuesday that "Serbia admitted it was not fully cooperating with the Hague Tribunal", and that he possessed information that Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica was blocking that cooperation. Also Tuesday, the EU decided that the signed Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and the adjoining Temporary Agreement could not be ratified or implemented before the Council of Ministers assessed that Belgrade had realized full cooperation with the UN war crimes court located at The Hague. Verhagen told journalists that the extradition of Ratko Mladic would be the best proof of full cooperation. "However, I do not need a report from [Chief Hague Prosecutor] Serge Brammertz to determine that the Serbs are not cooperating completely," the Dutch foreign minister said. "Last week, a special representative of President Tadic told me that Tadic wanted to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal, but that Prime Minister K[stunica was blocking that cooperation,' Verhagen said. He added that he had received a letter from Tadic himself, in which the Serbian president said that he was aware of the fact that so far, Serbia had not achieved full cooperation with that court.

DSS reacts to Dutch Hague accusations

“We call on Tadić to say in public who is that special representative of his that is denouncing the prime minister to foreigners, and to say what exactly that person told Verhagen,” said Lončar, who is a high-ranking official of Koštunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS).

“We remind Boris Tadić that Verhagen recognized Kosovo's independence and that it would have been normal for Tadić to send a protest note to Verhagen, instead of denouncing the prime minister,” Lončar said.

Verhagen said in Luxembourg late Tuesday that "Serbia admitted it was not fully cooperating with the Hague Tribunal", and that he possessed information that Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica was blocking that cooperation.

Also Tuesday, the EU decided that the signed Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and the adjoining Temporary Agreement could not be ratified or implemented before the Council of Ministers assessed that Belgrade had realized full cooperation with the UN war crimes court located at The Hague.

Verhagen told journalists that the extradition of Ratko Mladić would be the best proof of full cooperation.

"However, I do not need a report from [Chief Hague Prosecutor] Serge Brammertz to determine that the Serbs are not cooperating completely," the Dutch foreign minister said.

"Last week, a special representative of President Tadić told me that Tadić wanted to cooperate with the Hague Tribunal, but that Prime Minister K[stunica was blocking that cooperation,' Verhagen said.

He added that he had received a letter from Tadić himself, in which the Serbian president said that he was aware of the fact that so far, Serbia had not achieved full cooperation with that court.

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