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 EU member states on the failure by Croatia to hand over indicted war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague.

Answer: Mr. MacDonald: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with EU member states on the failure by Croatia to hand over indicted war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague. [212014] Mr. MacShane: The Heads of State and Government of all 25 EU member states agreed at the December European Council that Croatia should start accession negotiations on 17 March, provided there is full co- operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The UK and EU partners have also made clear that, for Croatia, full co- operation with ICTY requires all necessary steps to be taken to transfer the fugitive indictee Ante Gotovina to The Hague.

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