He has fully defeated Carla Del Ponte's accusations that Serbia and Serbian nationals are genocidal and that they have ethnically cleansed the people of the former Yugoslavia.
Quotes about serbian (16 Quotes)
It is clear that his testimony is targeted at Serbian public opinion.
I know that the French people will understand that we had to act, ... Before the unjustified and incomprehensible obstinacy of President Milosevic, the allies unanimously agreed that there was no other choice than to intervene militarily against targeted Serbian objectives. This in order to contain a tragedy which endangers the stability of the Balkans more and more.
Draskovic called yesterday for the Serbian state media to tell the truth about the Kosovo conflict, and to stop lying to the Serbian people, ... (It) blows a hole in the facade of Belgrade's unity. In quite a remarkable and very revealing interview, Mr. Draskovic accused his fellow leaders in Yugoslavia of, I quote, 'Lying to the people that any day now we are going to prevail over NATO that NATO is about to collapse, and Russia is on the verge of starting World War III.'
This is manipulation that undermines the Serbian government's efforts to complete cooperation with the Hague-based tribunal.
The military clock is ticking. It can be stopped, of course, if a change in behavior of the Serbian side is produced in a very short period of time.
Serbian Renewal Movement doesn't want to call people in the streets in these difficult times. A political agreement among the leading parties will lead to the elections.
The deplorable attack ... was a deliberate attempt to kill and maim defenseless Serbian men, women and children.
damage as much as possible the machinery of war, and the destruction of the Serbian army and the military police.
Milosevic has been murdered in The Hague, but before that he succeeded in defending the national and state interests of Serbia and the Serbian people, which is why everybody should be grateful to him, since this is of great benefit to our future.
It is difficult to say today whether the Battle of Kosovo was a defeat or a victory for the Serbian people, whether thanks to it we fell into slavery or we survived in this slavery.
Now the way must be cleared for the will of the Serbian people to take effect. The army and police, too, must respect the will of the Yugoslavs and should not use force against the people.
Serbian leaders now have a choice to make, ... Or they can stonewall. But if they do that, they will be held accountable.
These armed groups of people have appeared in a very specific environment, and we have been trying and doing our best to bring them under control and eventually make them behave in a disciplined way, ... But the Serbian police are deliberately keeping them isolated so as to make any contacts impossible.
The fact that we reached an agreement and received payment from the Republic of Serbia reflects positively on both parties. Resolution of the matter is a tribute to the Serbian government, which has demonstrated to the international community that it can - and will - keep its word.
It has to be made very clear to (Serbian President Slobodan) Milosevic as to what he's dealing here with, ... There has to be a cohesive, concerted strategy that can be implemented if necessary. ... It is a serious situation and in some ways more serious than (the former war in) Bosnia because it can spread to neighboring countries very rapidly.