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ICTY to assess Serbia assistance Hague prosecutor checks on Serbia
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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Serge Brammertz, is due to visit Serbia later on Wednesday. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is assessing Serbia's efforts to find war crime suspects.
Mr Brammertz will spend two days assessing Belgrade's efforts to find remaining suspects wanted by the court. Serge Brammertz has met officials in Serbia charged with tracking down the remaining most wanted fugitives.
His priority is the arrests of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic and Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic. These include former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic and Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic.
The European Union has said Serbia's bid for membership depends on its full co-operation with The Hague tribunal.The European Union has said Serbia's bid for membership depends on its full co-operation with The Hague tribunal.
Belgrade received widespread international praise in July following the arrest of the wanted former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic. This is the first time that the chief prosecutor of the tribunal, the ICTY, has visited Serbia since the arrest of Mr Karadzic.
Mr Brammertz will present his report on the extent of Serbia's co-operation to the UN Security Council at the end of the year. Mr Brammertz is to spend two days in the country. He is expected to present a report on the extent of Serbia's co-operation with the tribunal to the UN Security Council at the end of the year.
Efforts 'intensified' However, EU officials are due to meet next week to decide on whether to implement a pre-entry deal with Belgrade.
This is the first time that the ICTY's chief prosecutor will visit Serbia since the arrest of Mr Karadzic. The Serbian official in charge of the hunt for the suspects, Vladimir Vukcevic, is quoted as telling the AFP news agency that efforts have been redoubled, with no less than 10,000 officials involved.
Hunt intensifies
The country received widespread international praise in July following the arrest of the wanted former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic.
The former Bosnian Serb leader was caught in Belgrade on 21 July, 13 years after he was indicted by the UN tribunal.The former Bosnian Serb leader was caught in Belgrade on 21 July, 13 years after he was indicted by the UN tribunal.
Mr Hadzic and Gen Mladic are believed to be hiding somewhere in Serbia Mr Brammertz will report on Serbia's efforts at co-operation to the UN The BBC's Helen Fawkes, in Belgrade, says that Serbia will now be hoping for positive signals from the prosecutor on its co-operation with the court.
Serbia is now hoping for positive signals from the prosecutor on its co-operation with the court. While the extradition of Mr Karadzic has been praised by both the ICTY and the EU, it is still not enough, she says.
While the extradition of Mr Karadzic has been praised by both the ICTY and the EU, it is still not enough. Serbia has to arrest both Gen Mladic and Mr Hadzic if it is to move closer to Europe. It is widely suspected that the men are hiding somewhere within the country.
Serbia has to arrest the two main remaining fugitives, Gen Mladic and Mr Hadzic, if it is to move closer to Europe. It is widely speculated that the men are hiding somewhere in the country.
Gen Mladic, who commanded the Bosnian Serb army, was indicted by the ICTY in 1995 on 15 counts of of genocide and other crimes against humanity in Bosnia-Hercegovina - including the massacre of at least 7,500 Muslim men and boys from Srebrenica in 1995.Gen Mladic, who commanded the Bosnian Serb army, was indicted by the ICTY in 1995 on 15 counts of of genocide and other crimes against humanity in Bosnia-Hercegovina - including the massacre of at least 7,500 Muslim men and boys from Srebrenica in 1995.
Mr Hadzic was a central figure in the self-proclaimed Serb republic of Krajina from 1992 to 1993.Mr Hadzic was a central figure in the self-proclaimed Serb republic of Krajina from 1992 to 1993.
In 2004, he was indicted by the ICTY on 14 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his involvement in atrocities committed by Serb troops in Croatia during the 1991-95 civil war.In 2004, he was indicted by the ICTY on 14 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his involvement in atrocities committed by Serb troops in Croatia during the 1991-95 civil war.
Belgrade has been criticized for years for its failure to capture some of the most wanted war crimes suspects.Belgrade has been criticized for years for its failure to capture some of the most wanted war crimes suspects.
But Serbian officials have said that since a pro-western government came to power in July, the hunt for Mr Mladic has intensified.