"Someone in Serbia knows fugitives' location"

The UK ambassador says it's clear certain people in Serbia know the whereabouts of the remaining 3 Hague fugitives. “We understand that Rasim Ljajic does not personally know where these people are, but it is clear that some people in Serbia do, and the question is how to convince these people to give up the information they have,“ Stephen Wordsworth told Novi Sad daily Gradjanski List. "Someone in Serbia knows fugitives' location" He said that he expected the new government to have a more pro-active approach to cooperation with the Hague. The ambassador said that recognizing Kosovo’s independence was not a condition for Serbia’s EU entry as seven of the 27 member-states had not done so. “It’s clear that we cannot asked prospective candidates to do something that we don’t ask of the other members. For that reason, I do not view recognition of Kosovo as one of the conditions for Serbia’s progress towards EU integration,“ said Wordsworth. “You have a new government that is interested in moving towards European integration as fast as possible. The current situation, where there is no official contact at the highest level with 20 of the 27 member-states of the organization that Serbia wishes to join, is not constructive,“ he underlined. Stephen Wordsworth (FoNet, archive)

"Someone in Serbia knows fugitives' location"

He said that he expected the new government to have a more pro-active approach to cooperation with the Hague.

The ambassador said that recognizing Kosovo’s independence was not a condition for Serbia’s EU entry as seven of the 27 member-states had not done so.

“It’s clear that we cannot asked prospective candidates to do something that we don’t ask of the other members. For that reason, I do not view recognition of Kosovo as one of the conditions for Serbia’s progress towards EU integration,“ said Wordsworth.

“You have a new government that is interested in moving towards European integration as fast as possible. The current situation, where there is no official contact at the highest level with 20 of the 27 member-states of the organization that Serbia wishes to join, is not constructive,“ he underlined.