FM Hints Serbia Might Arrest Fugitive General Soon

Lisbon, 19 October - Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said on Friday that a recent meeting of EU foreign ministers with the chief Hague prosecutor Carla del Ponte could be interpreted as meaning that in three to four weeks the Serbian authorities might take a "more radical step" in cooperation with the Hague War Crimes Tribunal - the arrest of fugitive general Ratko Mladic.

Lisbon, Portugal Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaking to the press at the conclusion of the Lisbon summit. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaking to the press at the conclusion of the Lisbon summit.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Lisbon, Portugal Prime Minister Janez Jansa (right) and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaking to the press at the conclusion of the Lisbon summit. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Prime Minister Janez Jansa (right) and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaking to the press at the conclusion of the Lisbon summit.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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