Serbia Optimisticly Awaits ICJ Decision

Belgrade | 03 November 2009 | Bojana Barlovac

Boris Tadic (FoNet archive)

Serbian President Boris Tadic is convinced that the decision of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence went against international law, will be made in favour of Serbia.

In an interview with the Italian news agency ANSA, the president explained his optimism about the decision. He said that if the ICJ ruled in favour of Kosovo, it would send a dangerous precedent in other countries.

“If you accept the violation of international law, we will have a crisis in many parts of the world," the agency quoted him as saying.

Tadic said that Serbia had decided to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty in a diplomatic way.

"Serbia does not recognize Kosovo's independence, but will remain strong in an attempt to find, through dialogue, a peaceful solution," he said.

In September, Tadic presented his case to the UN General Assembly and called on UN member states to allow the Court’s proceedings run their course, without adding political pressure by recognising Kosovo.

There is no deadline for the ICJ to issue its ruling. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, however, predicted earlier that the decision is likely to come in the first half of next year.

When asked about war crime fugitive Ratko Mladic, Tadic said that Mladic's arrest represents an obligation for the Serbian state and its democracy.

Noting that it would be counterproductive to place time limits on the arrest, the president said that Serbia is doing everything in its power to catch the indictee.

"He will be arrested the moment we find out where he is. If it is on Serbian territory, it will be much easier, if not in Serbia, it will be difficult, but Serbia will participate in all operations of intelligence agencies that deal with this issue, " he said.

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tadic/ mladic
2009-11-05 05:39:18

Tadic is full of untruths, which is a nice way of saying he is a liar. he knows that serbia will never win the ICJ case, that they will never be allowed to retake their former colony. that is all about a century of torture and a decade of hell, topped off by a big dollop of genocide ag. the K-alb's. the belgrade regime will never ever win on this, not even from the ethically challenged ICJ. point 2: they know exactly where war criminal mladic is. which is to say: they know exactly who hides him, who covers for him and how it works. whether they can or will pinpoint his precise location at this second is beside the point: they don't know what they choose NOT to know. get it? there is no political or ethical will to arrest him, except from a small minority of serbian dissidents and intellectuals, and for determined outsiders like myself. and brave little holland, god bless them. if the govt and media there would change its tune, they could gain more domestic support -- but that is just not happenning. we will never have mladic behind bars until we force the issue -- it is that simple. the deadline now should be dec 31st, but really, it is about 15 years too late; way too late for many thousands of victims and their family members. shame on the blgd regime -- shame on all of us. roberto frisco

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Serbia Optimisticly Awaits ICJ Decision