EU blij met arrestatie in Servië van verdachte van oorlogsmisdaden (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Sloveens voorzitterschap Europese Unie 1e helft 2008 i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 11 juni 2008.

The EU Presidency welcomes the arrest today in Belgrade of Stojan Äupljanin, one of the four remaining war crime fugitives, charged with crimes committed in Bosnia-Hercegovina. It underlines that Mr Äupljanin now needs to be transferred to The Hague without delay.

The apprehension of Mr Äupljanin is an important step towards Serbia meeting in full the condition of co-operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia. The Presidency hopes that the authorities of the Republic of Serbia will strengthen their efforts to that end, also in order for Serbia to be able to advance further on its path of approach to the EU.