The entering of the law on cooperation with The Hague tribunal into the parliamentary procedure has been postponed.

The postponement itself demonstrates once more how strongly the issue has stirred the public and that its potential charge is so huge that it can lead to serious concussions in the federal state, as well as to its possible end.

DOS's coalition partner at the federal level, the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro, utterly opposes the adoption of the law. It maintains that such law is unconstitutional since the Yugoslav citizens are not liable to extradition under the Constitution.

On the other hand, the politicians from DOS claim that Yugoslavia is obliged to respect all international duties resulting from its returning to the UN, including the cooperation with The Hague tribunal.

The Hague issue also reveals the increasing differences within the DOS itself.

We will try to cover this dispute as intensively and minutely as possible, since its result will largely influence the destiny of many generations living in these lands.

Serbia-info editorial board

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• Bozidar Djelic, Serbian Finance Minister: We must find a way to cooperate with The Hague
  
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Reactions of representatives of the federal institutions

• Miroljub Labus, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister: How much does Milosevic cost
  
• Zoran Zivkovic, Yugoslav Interior Minister: The future of citizens depends on the law
  
• Goran Vesic, Advisory to the Yugoslav Interior Minister: DOS will find a way to cooperate with the Tribunal
  
• Dragoljub Micunovic, President of the Yugoslav Parliament Chamber of Citizens: SNP's decision will not jeopardize the survival of the federal state
  
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Reactions of political parties

• Nada Kolundzija, Vice-president of the Democratic Alternative: the Law on The Hague - to be or not to be for Yugoslavia
• Aleksandar Popovic, DSS official: The lesser evil is to vote for the law

Reactions of political and scientific public

• Serbian Helsinki Human Rights Board: Serbian and Yugoslav authorities are obliged to extradite the accused to The Hague