Serbia's vice consul to U.S. withdrawn

Serbian Vice Consul to the United States Igor Milosevic has been relieved of his duties and a disciplinary procedure has been launched against him. This was confirmed by the Serbian Foreign Ministry on Sunday. Serbia's vice consul to U.S. withdrawn The move came after suspicion that, by issuing an illegal emergency passport, the diplomat allowed Serbian national Milan Kovacevic, indicted of attempted murder in the city of Binghamton, U.S., to flee the country. The request for locating and handing over Kovacevic, who is suspected of having returned to Serbia, was filed by Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton, requesting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to put additional pressure on the Serbian government, Tanjug news agency has learned.

Serbia's vice consul to U.S. withdrawn

The move came after suspicion that, by issuing an illegal emergency passport, the diplomat allowed Serbian national Milan Kovačević, indicted of attempted murder in the city of Binghamton, U.S., to flee the country.

The request for locating and handing over Kovačević, who is suspected of having returned to Serbia, was filed by Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton, requesting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to put additional pressure on the Serbian government, Tanjug news agency has learned.