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EU-Serbia talks 'resume in June' | EU-Serbia talks 'resume in June' |
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn says he expects partnership talks with Serbia to resume later this month. | EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn says he expects partnership talks with Serbia to resume later this month. |
He said Serbia had now demonstrated "clear commitment to full co-operation" with The Hague war crimes tribunal. | He said Serbia had now demonstrated "clear commitment to full co-operation" with The Hague war crimes tribunal. |
Talks were suspended a year ago, when the EU said Serbia had not done enough to hand over war crimes suspects. | Talks were suspended a year ago, when the EU said Serbia had not done enough to hand over war crimes suspects. |
Mr Rehn said a date for resumption would be set after tribunal Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte returned from a visit to Belgrade next week. | Mr Rehn said a date for resumption would be set after tribunal Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte returned from a visit to Belgrade next week. |
The statement followed the transfer to the Hague of Zdravko Tolimir, a former Bosnian Serb general and close aide to key war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic. | |
Mr Tolimir was arrested on Thursday in a joint operation by Bosnian Serb and Serbian police in the border area between the two territories. | |
Serbia's newly-formed government has set up a special national security council, whose main aim is to apprehend the remaining war crimes suspects. | |
It is chaired by President Boris Tadic, who has put a high priority on completing co-operation with the UN tribunal and accession talks with the EU. | |
On Friday Mr Rehn held talks in Berlin with both Mr Tadic and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country currently holds the EU presidency. |
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