EU welcomes entry of Serbia

EU welcomes entry of Serbia-Montenegro in Council of Europe
Agence France Presse - April 4, 2003

ATHENS, April 4 - The Greek EU presidency Friday hailed Serbia and Montenegro's entry into the Council of Europe, a 45-member intergovernmental human rights organisation. "The presidency welcomes the accession of Serbia and Montenegro to the Council of Europe as an important step forward to the country's rapprochement with European institutions," it said in a statement.

The EU also expressed satisfaction at the country's pledge to "fully honour all commitments and obligations" following membership of the Council.

On Thursday, human rights group Amnesty International urged the new nation of Serbia and Montenegro, founded out of the ashes of Yugoslavia, to end a climate of impunity surrounding war crimes committed in the Balkan wars.