The Hague, July 17, 2001 (Beta-AP) - Mirjana Markovic is to arrive in The Netherlands on Thursday to visit her husband who is imprisoned in The Hague, the Dutch Foreign Ministry stated today.

According to Frank de Bruin, a Dutch Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mirjana Markovic has been granted a three-day visa and her movements within The Netherlands will be limited.

- She will have the chance to visit her husband and then to return to her country. We will look after her safety to the best of our ability - he said.

The Dutch government granted a visa for Slobodan Milosevic's wife after the European Union waived a travel ban against the Milosevic family and his close associates.