Russian confirms guarantees of Milosevic's return to Hague
BBC Monitoring Europe (Political) - January 20, 2006 Friday

Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti

Moscow, 18 January: The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that if Slobodan Milosevic is to undergo medical treatment in Moscow, his return to The Hague is guaranteed.

"Russia has submitted to the international tribunal for former Yugoslavia the necessary set of documents, on the basis of which the tribunal must make a decision about temporarily releasing Milosevic for a trip to Russia for medical treatment," Foreign Ministry official spokesman Mikhail Kamynin told Russian television [Russia Today] on Wednesday [18 January].

Moreover, Milosevic himself has provided guarantees to the tribunal that he would return to The Hague immediately after the treatment, Kamynin added.

At the same time, the diplomat said, the fact that Moscow has submitted the documents does not mean that the international tribunal for former Yugoslavia will automatically decide to temporarily release Milosevic.

"The question will be decided by tribunal members in the near future," Kamynin said.

Source: RIA Novosti, Moscow, in Russian 1315 gmt 18 Jan 06

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