Written question asked by Calum Macdonald (Labour) on Thursday, 27 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 February 2005. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Thursday, 3 February 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the French government about Ante Gotovina.

Answer: Mr. MacDonald: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the French Government about Ante Gotovina. [212030] Mr. MacShane: I raised the issue of Ante Gotovina with senior French officials at the UK-France summit on 18-19 November 2004. The UK continues to work closely with all EU and international partners, e.g. the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), EUFOR, through diplomatic, political and operational efforts to bring about the detention and transfer of all fugitive indictees, including Ante Gotovina, for trial at the ICTY in The Hague. Their continued presence at large is an obstacle to justice and reconciliation, and to the region's political and economic development.

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