HR visit to Belgrade

The High Representative,Paddy Ashdown,istoday on a one-day visit to Belgrade,
where he will meet the President of the Republic of Serbia, Boris Tadic, the
Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Vojislav Kostunica, and the Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro, Vuk Draskovic.

This is part of a regular series of visits to

Croatia

and

Serbia

and

Montenegro

,
countries which, as signatories of the Dayton Peace Agreement, have a particular
obligation to ensure the implementation of the Peace Accords.

In
Belgrade
, the High
Representative will reiterate the fact that cooperation with the ICTY is a basic

Dayton
obligation and that all
signatories are legally bound to cooperate fully with the Hague Tribunal.

The High Representative will speak to the media following his meeting with
Serbian President Tadic, which starts at 4 pm .