STATEMENT BY
THE NATO SECRETARY GENERAL ON THE
DETENTION OF RADOVAN KARADZIC
I welcome the news of Radovan Karadzic’s detention in Belgrade. I commend the Serbian authorities for
this important act of cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for
the former
Yugoslavia. I expect Mr. Karadzic to be extradited
to The Hague soon in order to face
trial. A prosperous and stable
future for the Western Balkans can only be built on justice and
reconciliation. Therefore, I
encourage Serbia
and the other countries in the region to continue their efforts to detain the
remaining indicted war criminals still at large, including Ratko
Mladic.