Jeremić: Croatia countersuit ready
Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that the genocide countersuit against Croatia has been prepared, but that he hopes the case would never proceed.
Tuesday, 29.12.2009.
16:44
Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says that the genocide countersuit against Croatia has been prepared, but that he hopes the case would never proceed. Croatia sued Serbia for allegedly committing genocide in the 1990s to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague some ten years ago; now Belgrade says it is ready to countersuit with the same accusation related to the same period. Jeremic: Croatia countersuit ready “I can say that Serbia’s lawsuit is finished. The suit is written and it is very ample,” Jeremic told a news conference in Belgrade on Tuesday. He added that the countersuit is related to crimes committed in between 1991-1995, and that it contains a “large historical addition”, regarding the World War II. Jeremic noted, however, that “it would be better if the court process never happened.” “It is better to cooperation and look towards a united future than to face each other in court. I hope that there is still time for it not to come to this,” Jeremic said. The foreign minister added that it is "in Croatia’s best interest" to back down from its lawsuit against Serbia. “My personal opinion is that it is much more in Croatia’s interest to refrain from the court process, but that is just my opinion,” Jeremic said. If Croatia does not change its decision, Serbia “will have no choice” but to proceed with its suit as well, he explained. “Our countersuit is prepared and I hope that we will be able to spend 2010 able to dedicate more time to cooperation on the road to European integration than in court processes… But I repeat, Serbia’s suit is ready,” said Jeremic, according to a Beta news agency report. Tanjug also reported from the same news conference that the foreign minister said the full-fledged EU membership would continue to be Serbia's main strategic priority in 2010, and underlined that the goal of the country's foreign policy was to obtain official status of candidate in 2010. Jeremic also said that in 2010, the Serbian diplomacy would continue its fight for the preservation of Serbia's territorial integrity in Kosovo and Metohija. Jeremic speaks in Belgrade today (Beta)
Jeremić: Croatia countersuit ready
“I can say that Serbia’s lawsuit is finished. The suit is written and it is very ample,” Jeremić told a news conference in Belgrade on Tuesday.He added that the countersuit is related to crimes committed in between 1991-1995, and that it contains a “large historical addition”, regarding the World War II.
Jeremić noted, however, that “it would be better if the court process never happened.”
“It is better to cooperation and look towards a united future than to face each other in court. I hope that there is still time for it not to come to this,” Jeremić said.
The foreign minister added that it is "in Croatia’s best interest" to back down from its lawsuit against Serbia.
“My personal opinion is that it is much more in Croatia’s interest to refrain from the court process, but that is just my opinion,” Jeremić said.
If Croatia does not change its decision, Serbia “will have no choice” but to proceed with its suit as well, he explained.
“Our countersuit is prepared and I hope that we will be able to spend 2010 able to dedicate more time to cooperation on the road to European integration than in court processes… But I repeat, Serbia’s suit is ready,” said Jeremić, according to a Beta news agency report.
Tanjug also reported from the same news conference that the foreign minister said the full-fledged EU membership would continue to be Serbia's main strategic priority in 2010, and underlined that the goal of the country's foreign policy was to obtain official status of candidate in 2010.
Jeremić also said that in 2010, the Serbian diplomacy would continue its fight for the preservation of Serbia's territorial integrity in Kosovo and Metohija.
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