Written question asked by Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) on Monday, 3 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 March 2008. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Yugoslavia: War Crimes

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress of the search for (a) Radovan Karadzic and (b) Ratko Mladic in connection with war crimes in the former Yugoslavia.

Answer: The chief responsibility for the detention and arrest of fugitive indictees Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic rests with the governments of Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Their progress in this regard is assessed by the Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).The UK has given consistent support, both practical and political, to the work of ICTY. We remain committed to seeing all four outstanding ICTY indictees, including Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic, arrested and brought to trial before the tribunal. The need for full co-operation with ICTY is a message we constantly deliver in the region, particularly to the authorities in Serbia who have a key role to play in this regard.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 191983; 473 c1036W;473 c1032W
Session: 2007-08
Subjects: War crimes Yugoslavia International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk