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Loncar

lines on the record: 64
first: 2004-08-05
most recent: 2006-12-15
sittings or episodes: 5
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“The Government of Serbia will take all available measures to fully honour its international commitments and bring its cooperation with the ICTY to a successful conclusion.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“In view of all of this, I would like to reiterate our conviction that only mutual cooperation and trust can significantly contribute to the administration of justice. I would like to assure the Council that the Government of the Republic of Serbia remains firmly committed to fully honouring all its remaining international obligations in order to complete its cooperation with the ICTY. The results achieved so far are telling proof of that. The Government of Serbia is resolute and will continue to do all in its power to locate all remaining indictees hiding in the territory of the Republic of Serbia and transfer them to the ICTY. The Republic of Serbia is determined to bring all those who committed war crimes to justice, before the ICTY or domestic courts.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“Despite the fact that the activities of the judicial authorities of the Republic of Serbia have been highly assessed by the Tribunal, the Prosecutor's Office and many States, including some permanent members of the Security Council, only one case has been turned over to the Republic of Serbia. It involves a person in poor health who is unable to stand trial. The Prosecutor's Office also turned over to the Serbian judiciary two cases which had been processed: Zvornik and Skorpioni. Moreover, direct cooperation has been established with the Council for War Crimes and the Special Prosecutor's Office for War Crimes in other cases tried before domestic courts. The ICTY Prosecutor's Office has signed an agreement on making archives available to the Republic of Serbia Prosecutor's Office for War Crimes.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“In trials before national courts, indictees are exposed to the strict moral judgement of their fellow nationals and cannot complain that the courts are partial. At the same time, domestic courts can truly contribute to achieving the noble goal of reconciliation. That is why the Republic of Serbia reiterates its readiness to enable its judicial authorities - particularly the Special Prosecutor's Office for War Crimes and the Council for War Crimes of the Belgrade District Court - to undertake to process and prosecute the indictees transferred from The Hague.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“This requires the efficient administration of international justice regarding the perpetrators of serious war crimes and justice for victims. But let me emphasize once more that it also means the creation of conditions for reconciliation among the peoples who were engulfed in the brutal civil war in the territory of Yugoslavia. The Government of the Republic of Serbia supports the Tribunal's efforts to make its work more efficient and more just in order to honour strict deadlines and meet conditions stipulated under Security Council resolution 1534 (2004). To that end, the Government of the Republic of Serbia reiterates the importance of transferring cases to national jurisdiction. Domestic trials can contribute to reaching the goals for which the Security Council established the ICTY.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“I would also like to note that, on 2 March 2006, the Prosecutor's Office proposal on practical modalities for enabling access to the State archives was accepted. This will facilitate access by the Prosecutor's Office to documents in the possession of State authorities. Let me recall that in May 2006 a very important law on freezing the assets of fugitive ICTY indictees was adopted in the parliament of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. That law is in force today in the Republic of Serbia. At the very beginning of my statement, I emphasized that the Republic of Serbia was making every effort to contribute to the attainment of the goals of the Security Council on which the establishment of the Tribunal was based. This is true also of Security Council resolution 1534 (2004), which defines the Tribunal's completion strategy.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“So far, we have received 1,386 requests, and the National Council for Cooperation with the ICTY responded positively to 95 per cent of them. It is estimated that only a handful of urgent Prosecutor's Office requests are still pending. Further requests from the Prosecutor's Office arrive daily and are addressed with the utmost urgency. Waivers have been granted to some 400 witnesses regarding State, military and other official secrets. Since June 2006 and through the thirty-seventh session of the National Council of Serbia for Cooperation with the ICTY, held on 23 November 2006, 58 requests for documents by the ICTY Prosecutor's Office were responded to, and as many as 24 witnesses were granted waivers.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“The measures and activities we have undertaken are a clear indicator of the strong political will of the highest State authorities to locate any and all of the Hague Tribunal indictees, if they are hiding in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, and to have them transferred to the custody of the Tribunal in accordance with Serbian law. Let me take this opportunity to affirm our readiness for effective cooperation with the ICTY Prosecutor's Office, including regarding access to documents and archives of the Republic of Serbia. An overwhelming number of requests by the Prosecutor's Office have gained a positive response from the competent authority of the Republic of Serbia: the National Council for Cooperation with the ICTY.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“As part of the implementation of the action plan, operational activities are undertaken daily to locate and transfer the remaining indictees. The action plan implementation team has prepared concrete proposals; procedures are now under way to amend current regulations in the Republic of Serbia in order to put in place a more efficient normative framework for the implementation of concrete operational measures for the completion of the plan. Since adopting the July 2006 action plan, the Government of the Republic of Serbia has been undertaking intensive and comprehensive activities, through teams of skilled operatives, to successfully bring to conclusion Serbia's cooperation with the Tribunal.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“The Government of the Republic of Serbia has repeatedly and clearly stated that it is first and foremost in Serbia's own interest to complete its cooperation with the ICTY as soon as possible. At its 20 July 2006 session, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted an action plan for cooperation with the ICTY. To carry out the plan, an implementation team was created. The coordinators of the team are Mr. Rasim Ljajic, President of the National Council of Serbia for Cooperation with the ICTY, and Mr. ladimir Vukcevic, Prosecutor for War Crimes. The State authorities are fully engaged in the implementation of the action plan. At its 28 July 2006 session, the implementation team adopted an operational plan of activities.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“It is in the interest of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in particular, that the crimes committed in that war not be forgotten, and that their instigators and perpetrators be brought to justice. The Republic of Serbia is making the utmost effort to contribute to attaining the goals that guided the Security Council when the Tribunal was established, in 1993. Let me recall that those goals included not only the punishment of those responsible for serious violations of humanitarian law, but also the creation of conditions for inter-ethnic and inter- confessional reconciliation among the peoples living in the territories of the former Yugoslavia.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“I would point out that thanks to outstanding efforts by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, since January 2005, 16 indictees have been transferred to the Tribunal at The Hague. As members know, they include the highest-ranking military and police officers. All activities to date in the framework of completing our cooperation with the ICTY underscore the Government's commitment to fully honour its remaining international obligations. The break-up of the former Yugoslavia, followed by a bloody civil war, was a reason why the Security Council established a special international tribunal for the prosecution and punishment of the gravest war crimes and serious violations of humanitarian law.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“Mr. Loncar (Serbia) (spoke in Serbian; interpretation provided by the delegation): I wish, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, to express our appreciation for the opportunity to address the Security Council. I wish also to thank Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Ms. Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor of the Tribunal, for their comprehensive briefings. I would like to emphasize that the Government and all State authorities of the Republic of Serbia are demonstrating clear political determination and making every effort necessary to bring our cooperation with the ICTY to a successful close.”
2006-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5594 (2006) · source
“The Republic of Serbia is resolved that all those who have committed war crimes should stand trial either at the ICTY or in the national courts. The Government of Serbia will continue to undertake all available measures to fully honour its international commitments and bring its cooperation with the ICTY to a satisfactory close.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“Despite the fact that past work of the judicial authorities of the Republic of Serbia has been assessed as positive by the Tribunal itself - and by many States, especially some permanent members of the Security Council - not a single case has been transferred from The Hague to the Republic of Serbia. Let me recall that, to date, six cases have been transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina and two to the Republic of Croatia. We are convinced that mutual cooperation and trust may greatly contribute to the administration of justice. Finally, I would like to reiterate the firm position of the Government of Serbia that it will continue to undertake all measures within our powers to track down the remaining indicted persons and, if some of them are hiding in Serbia, to transfer them to The Hague.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“The trials before the domestic courts may contribute to the realization of the goals for which this high United Nations body established the ICTY in The Hague in 1993. When tried before a domestic court, an indicted person is exposed to a strict moral authority, standing responsible before his fellow nationals, and the court cannot be labelled as biased. In the same vein, the domestic court may truly contribute to the realization of the goal of mutual reconciliation. That is why the Republic of Serbia once again expresses the readiness of its judicial authorities - especially the Special Prosecutor's Office for the Prosecution of the Perpetrators of War Crimes and the Department for War Crimes of the Belgrade District Court - to process and organize trials of the indictees, or to have them transferred from The Hague.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“The Republic of Serbia regrets that such cases - which have happened before in the Tribunal's Detention Unit - depart from the defined goal of the ICTY, which is the efficient administration of international justice towards the perpetrators of serious war crimes, justice for the victims and the creation of conditions for reconciliation among the peoples caught up in the brutal civil war in the territory of Yugoslavia. The Republic of Serbia welcomes the Tribunal's efforts to make its work more efficient and more just in order to honour the strict deadlines and conditions set in the previously mentioned Security Council resolution. In that sense, the Republic of Serbia considers that tracking down the remaining indictees is of crucial importance, as is transferring trials to national jurisdictions.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“President Pocar's remark refers in particular to the death in the Detention Unit of Slobodan Milosevic, former President of the Republic of Serbia and of the former Republic of Yugoslavia, whose trial was not brought to a close, as well as to the death of Milan Babic, who died before the Second Instance Court reached a decision. While acknowledging the fact that the reports on the deaths of these two Serbs indicted for serious war crimes have not been officially completed, the Government of Serbia shares the view of the independent investigation carried out by the State authorities of the Kingdom of Sweden at the request of President Pocar that the conditions and treatment of inmates in the Detention Unit have to be significantly improved, and that the control of the work of the Detention Unit has to be more transparent.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“It should be pointed out that in May 2006 a very important law was adopted in the Assembly of the State union of Serbia and Montenegro on freezing the assets of persons indicted by the ICTY who are fugitives from justice. At the very beginning of my statement, I pointed out that the Republic of Serbia is investing all its efforts to contribute to the achievement of the goals set in resolution 1534 (2004), in which the completion strategy for the ICTY was set. In the context of these efforts, it is important to pay attention to the words of President Pocar to the effect that the last six months have arguably been among the most difficult in the International Tribunal's history.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“The proposal was reviewed at the twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions of the National Council, and, after the opinion of the Government of the Republic of Serbia was obtained, the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro on 2 March 2006 accepted the Prosecutor's proposal on the practical modalities concerning access to the archives of the State authorities of the State union of Serbia and Montenegro, of the Republic of Serbia and of the Republic of Montenegro. Once the practical details for access had been harmonized, on 22 May 2006 investigators from the Prosecutor's Office were granted access to the archives of the Ministry of the Interior. On 29 May 2006, Prosecutor's Office investigators were given access to the archives of the Ministry of Defence and the archives of the presidency of Serbia. Those activities are ongoing.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“New requests from the Prosecutor's Office to Serbia and Montenegro arrive on a daily basis and are expeditiously dealt with. From 15 December 2005 to date, there have been seven sessions of the National Council; 43 persons were granted waivers, in line with requests made by the Prosecutor's Office, and 39 requests by the Prosecutor's Office for documents were positively responded to. This involves several thousand pages of documents. In early 2006, the Prosecutor's Office sent a proposal on practical modalities for access to the archives of the State authorities of the State union of Serbia and Montenegro, of the Republic of Serbia and of the Republic of Montenegro, proposing practical solutions to enable the Prosecutor's Office to efficiently access the documents of the State authorities of Serbia and Montenegro.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“I would like to assure the Council that the Government of the Republic of Serbia remains firmly committed to fully honouring all of its remaining international obligations in order to complete its cooperation with the Tribunal. The results achieved so far are the most telling proof in that respect. I would also like to take this opportunity to inform the Council of our readiness fully to cooperate with the ICTY Prosecutor's Office in the area of access to documents and archives. The State union of Serbia and Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia as its successor have so far received 1,148 requests from the Prosecutor's Office. The National Council for Cooperation with the ICTY has positively responded to an overwhelming number of those requests. Currently, only a few pending requests sent by the Prosecutor's Office are considered urgent.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“As far as the case of General Ratko Mladic is concerned, the Government of Serbia has officially stated that the harbouring of Ratko Mladic is an act of dishonesty that directly threatens the national and State interests of Serbia. I would like to emphasize in particular the fact that the Government of Serbia has done absolutely everything in its power to find Ratko Mladic and send him to The Hague. The individuals who helped Ratko Mladic to hide all these years have been identified. The competent court sentenced 11 persons suspected of helping Mladic escape justice to a several-months-long prison term. Despite these very intensive and thoroughgoing efforts, it has not been possible to locate Ratko Mladic. Undoubtedly the political will exists to establish his whereabouts, which is a matter of a technical nature.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“The efforts made so far by the Government of Serbia towards the completion of its cooperation with the ICTY are a confirmation of its firm commitment to continue to fulfil its remaining international obligations. I would also like to take this opportunity to inform the Council that all indicted officers who were in the service of the Republic of Serbia, either in the army of Serbia and Montenegro or as members of the police in Serbia, voluntarily surrendered to the Tribunal, including indicted persons from the Republika Srpska. The Government of the Republic of Serbia has on many occasions publicly stated that it is in the interest of Serbia to complete its cooperation with the ICTY as soon as possible.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“The Government of the Republic of Serbia has expressed its full readiness and a clear political commitment to successfully complete its cooperation with the ICTY. I would like to recall that, thanks to the tremendous efforts made by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, since the end of 2004 16 indicted persons have to date surrendered voluntarily to the custody of the Tribunal. It is well known that most of the indictees are high-ranking military and police officers. It should be noted that the period in which most of the indicted persons surrendered to the Tribunal was characterized by understanding and an atmosphere of partnership and trust, which yields the best results.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“Mr. Loncar (Serbia) (spoke in Serbian; English text provided by the delegation): Madam President, allow me at the outset to say how pleased I am to be here in the Security Council today and to assure you that the Government of the Republic of Serbia studied with the greatest attention the reports of the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Fausto Pocar, and of its Chief Prosecutor, Ms. Carla Del Ponte. As the country continuing the legal personality of the State union of Serbia and Montenegro, the Republic of Serbia is making all necessary efforts to contribute to the realization of the goals of Security Council resolution 1534 (2004), which defined the completion strategy for the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.”
2006-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5453 (2006) · source
“Finally, I should like to emphasize once again our satisfaction with the reports of the Tribunal's chief officials, which are positive for Serbia and Montenegro. I should also like to assure the Council that as a result of those reports, we will be no less active and will continue to undertake all available measures to achieve full cooperation with the Tribunal and to fully honour our international commitments.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“Even today, speakers have referred to the importance of the Tribunal's completion strategy, and the referral of cases is one of the strategy's most important elements. Although I have already spoken about that, I should like to reiterate that we are prepared for the referral of cases and that we are willing and able to conduct fair and impartial trials against war crimes perpetrators. I should like to emphasize in particular that we consider it extremely important that the Tribunal refer to Serbia and Montenegro the case against Mrksic, Sljivancanin and Radio for the crimes committed in Ovcara. I believe that the referral of that case to our judiciary would be yet another powerful confirmation of the great progress that has been made in cooperation over the past year.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“The Prosecutor's Office is cooperating with the prosecutors' offices and the judicial and police authorities of other States in the region, primarily the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The proceedings before the Prosecutor's Office for War Crimes in Belgrade with regard to the "Ovcara" case have been assessed by all relevant international observers as very successful and as being in accordance with international standards. I am confident that this effective cooperation will be continued and even promoted in the future. Another form of two-way cooperation - perhaps the most important from the Security Council's perspective - is the referral of cases under rule 11 bis of the Tribunal's Rules of Procedure and Evidence.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“We believe that significant steps have recently been taken in that direction. Our mutual cooperation has several aspects, one of which is cooperation between the Office of the ICTY Prosecutor and national judicial authorities in tracking down and prosecuting perpetrators of war crimes. Ms. De] Ponte has stated on several occasions that there has been excellent cooperation between her Office and the Republic of Serbia's Prosecutor's Office for War Crimes. As a result of that cooperation, a number of the cases investigated by the Prosecutor's Office have been referred to the national courts. The Prosecutor's Office for War Crimes in Belgrade is currently processing 881 war crimes cases. Investigation requests have been filed against 113 persons, and 23 persons have been indicted.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“We continue to make every possible effort to track down other indicted persons and to determine whether some of them are hiding in Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia and Montenegro is fully determined to ensure that all those indicted for war crimes are tried, whether by the Tribunal or by the national courts. A proof of that is the recent efficient operation carried out by the State authorities of the Republic of Serbia in which all members of the "Skorpioni" Unit located in Serbia were swiftly arrested following the broadcast of the killing of innocent civilians, which profoundly shocked our public. Those individuals will be tried before the national courts, as will others indicted for war crimes. From the very beginning, the Government of the Republic of Serbia has emphasized the need to establish mutual cooperation with the Tribunal.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“All of that indicates how much the Republic of Serbia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro have done over the past year in the area of cooperation with the Tribunal. Of course, all of us in the Government are fully aware that we must continue to cooperate and honour our international obligations. We know very well that this issue will remain unresolved until full cooperation has been achieved, which implies that all indicted persons must end up in The Hague. I should like to take this opportunity to assure the Security Council that the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro remain fully committed to honouring all our international obligations concerning cooperation with the Hague Tribunal. The results achieved so far are the best proof of that.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“Over the past five years, the Office of the Prosecutor of the Tribunal has submitted to Serbia and Montenegro more than 850 requests for cooperation regarding the provision of documents, the granting of waivers or for other information. Thanks to the recent progress, almost all of those requests have been granted. As many as 290 witnesses have been granted waivers, and since I became a member of the National Council, 84 persons have been granted waivers. Furthermore, the same number of requests for documents have received positive responses. As a result, because of the progress made in cooperation with the Tribunal, there are practically no outstanding requests for cooperation regarding documents. All new requests are processed promptly with the utmost attention by State authorities.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“As a sign of trust, and in recognition of the consistent and effective cooperation of the Republic of Serbia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro with the Tribunal, the Tribunal has temporarily released seven indictees who are awaiting trial. That represents two-way cooperation with the Tribunal, which is perhaps the best example of the positive cooperation of the Republic of Serbia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro with the Hague Tribunal. It indicates that the State authorities of Serbia and Montenegro, who have provided guarantees for the indicted persons, enjoy the Tribunal's trust. Moreover, it will encourage other indicted persons wanted by the Tribunal and by the Serbia and Montenegro authorities to turn themselves in voluntarily.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“I should like to highlight just a few facts that illustrate the scope of cooperation between Serbia and Montenegro and the Tribunal and the progress achieved since my previous statement to the Security Council. Thanks to the great efforts of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and of all other competent authorities of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, 13 indictees from Serbia and two from Republika Srpska have voluntarily turned themselves in to the Tribunal since last November as a result of a concerted effort by the Government of Republika Srpska and the Republic of Serbia. I should like to point out that those individuals are mostly high-ranking military and police officers.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“Mr. Loncar (Serbia and Montenegro) (spoke in Serbian; English text provided by the delegation): Permit me at the outset to express my great pleasure at being able to address the Security Council today. I should like to thank Judge Meron, President of the Tribunal, and Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte for their comprehensive briefings and for submitting reports that are positive for Serbia and Montenegro. Those reports are the result of great efforts over the past year by the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, of which I am a member, and the National Council for Cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), of which I am also a member.”
2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source
“The government of the Republic of Serbia and all relevant political actors in Serbia and in the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro are absolutely aware of the obligation to fully cooperate with the Tribunal. There is also full agreement among them on the need to pursue that cooperation. Consequently, new steps will be taken to fulfil our obligations to the international community, and I am convinced that they will bring concrete results very soon, which will testify to our cooperation with the Tribunal. Most important, I would like to emphasize that the Government of Serbia and Montenegro is determined to take new steps, with a View to achieving concrete results that will testify to its cooperation with the Tribunal.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“In that regard, the Government of Serbia last week adopted draft legislation for a witness protection program and a law which will allow domestic courts to recognize evidence and information gathered by international courts. All of this proves that war crimes trials may be, and increasingly have to be, conducted before domestic courts. I would like to inform you that on 22 November there was a meeting between the President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and their counterparts from Republika Srpska and most of their attention was devoted precisely to the issue of cooperation with the Tribunal. It was concluded that vigorous and resolute efforts should be undertaken to resolve the remaining issues in this field.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“The Chief Prosecutor of the Tribunal, Carla Del Ponte, also positively assessed the proceedings conducted by the Prosecutor's Office and the Belgrade court, as well as their capability to conduct other trials. That was the reason that the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) transferred another case to the jurisdiction of the Belgrade Prosecutor's Office, which is currently conducting a proper investigation. Serbia and Montenegro is aware of its responsibilities concerning the Tribunal's completion strategy. In that respect, various efforts have been made to improve the capacity of local courts, prosecutors' offices and legal professionals in order to fully comply with international standards.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“The Government of Serbia has also launched an investigation concerning the disappearance of Goran Hadzic, who was indicted by the Tribunal. The investigation should provide an answer as to how a leak of classified information became possible within the State authorities, thus enabling Hadzic to flee. My Government is committed to fully investigating and resolving this case and to punishing those responsible. I would like to remind the Council that the trial for the "Ovcara crime" is currently being conducted in the Belgrade court. The relevant international actors have qualified the proceedings as highly professional and in line with internationally recognized standards.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“That would enable our country to move forward along the road to European integration and to intensify its cooperation with the international community, to which most of the citizens of Serbia and Montenegro are actually committed. All State officials reach out to the public on a regular basis in an effort to explain that the State must not be held hostage to The Hague indictees and that their surrender would contribute to the country's stability. I would like to emphasize in particular the comprehensive cooperation by the Government and the State authorities of the Republic of Montenegro and their full commitment to fulfilling all obligations arising from that cooperation. Serbia and Montenegro will discharge all of its financial obligations towards the Tribunal in the very near future.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“It should be noted in particular that on 9 October 2004, following the visit of the Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte to Belgrade, Colonel Ljubisa Beara of the Army of Republika Srpska, who was indicted in connection with Srebrenica, surrendered to the Serbian authorities. He was immediately transferred to the Tribunal, accompanied by the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia. We consider that this act may be viewed as a step in the right direction in fulfilling our obligation to cooperate and as an appropriate way to honour the remaining obligations of Serbia and Montenegro to the Tribunal. After the surrender of Colonel Beara, the consciousness of the general public was raised regarding the idea that voluntary surrender is the way to effectively carry out our cooperation with The Hague Tribunal.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“Thus far a number of operations have been carried out, but despite thorough and credible identity and residence checks, so far there has been not a single piece of reliable proof that Ratko Mladic is indeed within the territory of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. We are determined to continue to take all necessary steps to credibly investigate whether Mladic is hiding within our territory. I would like to take this opportunity as well to recall that since January 2003 as many as 24 indicted persons from the territory of Serbia and Montenegro have been transferred to the custody of the Tribunal.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“A large number of the requested documents- including those marked as containing State or military secrets from meetings of the Supreme Defence Council, the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Interior, inter alia - have been transmitted to the Office of the Prosecutor. Since the establishment of the new National Council, as many as 21 such requests have been granted. The competent authorities have been undertaking a series of concrete measures aimed at tracking down the indicted persons who are, according to the information of the Office of the Prosecutor, at large in our country. As for the case involving Ratko Mladic, accused of the crimes in Srebrenica, our authorities are sparing no effort to detect his whereabouts.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“Following the early parliamentary and presidential elections whereby the institution-building process in Serbia was completed, a newly formed National Council for Cooperation with the ICTY became operational in July this year. Since then, 53 persons have been granted waivers with respect to their obligation to keep State, military or official secrets. All requests submitted by the Office of the Prosecutor by 15 September 2004 have been duly approved; the new requests are being processed and addressed in a more efficient manner. Moreover, there is another form of ongoing cooperation with the ICTY, concerning the access of the Office of the Prosecutor to written evidence and to archives.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“In that connection, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and the Government of the Republic of Serbia have been undertaking constant efforts to fully comply with the obligation of Serbia and Montenegro to cooperate with the Tribunal. In my statement to the General Assembly on 15 November 2004, I presented concrete examples of that cooperation. In the meetings between the Tribunal's Chief Prosecutor, Carla Del Ponte, and the highest-ranking officials of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia during her visit to Belgrade on 4 October 2004, mutual interest was expressed in enhanced and even more successful cooperation between our country and the Tribunal.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“Mr. Loncar (Serbia and Montenegro) (spoke in Serbian; English text provided by the delegation): In my capacity as a member of Serbia and Montenegro's National Council for Cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), I would like to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the ICTY and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their detailed briefings. As a member of the National Council, I would also like to express my appreciation for the opportunity to present to the Security Council the positions of Serbia and Montenegro concerning the issue on today's agenda. First of all, I would like to reiterate that Serbia and Montenegro, as a Member State of the United Nations, fully accepts its obligation to cooperate with the ICTY.”
2004-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5086 (2004) · source
“In conclusion, allow me to reiterate Serbia and Montenegro's readiness to continue to be a constructive partner of the international community in resolving all outstanding questions in Kosovo and Metohija, and to express our hope that the members of the Contact Group will continue to energetically pursue their efforts.”
2004-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5017 (2004) · source
“A European character in Kosovo and Metohija, within Serbia and Montenegro, would not be to the detriment of Albanians, Serbs or others. It would be in the interest of all citizens and peoples in Kosovo and Metohija, in the interest of lasting Serbian-Albanian reconciliation and common European future, and in the interest of Serbia and Montenegro's best relations with all its neighbours. Any other solution would breed dangerous new hatred, conflicts and policies of revanchism and would represent a constant potential source of new conflicts in the Balkans and elsewhere in Europe.”
2004-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5017 (2004) · source
“We would like to emphasize that the plan of the Government of Serbia stipulates in particular that the establishment of firm institutional guarantees for the Serb community in Kosovo and Metohija would serve as a significant encouragement to them to participate in the October elections for provisional authorities. We note with regret that no progress has been made in that direction in the meantime. Finally, Serbia and Montenegro considers that the direct and heightened activities of the Contact Group, which is representative of a wide spectrum of relevant international factors, represent the best framework for putting in place the possibility of an applicable policy of standards in Kosovo and Metohija. The implementation of those standards should lead to the establishment of a system of European values.”
2004-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5017 (2004) · source