BELGRADE – Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Mrkic stated on Monday that the statement by Gerhard Schroeder, former chancellor of Germany, that the 1999 air campaign against Serbia constituted a violation of the international law came too late, reiterating that Serbia advocates the adherence to the international law in all circumstances.
“There are no doubts, the international law was violated on the occasion. This is a common knowledge in Serbia. I am just a bit sorry that the statement came too late,” Mrkic, who is on a visit to Armenia, told Tanjug.
Mrkic underlined that Serbia has always been in favor of a strict adherence to the international law in all circumstances regardless of the country in question be it a small, medium or large one.
Schroeder said for the German daily Die Zeit that the developments in Crimea constitute a violation of the international law, adding that the NATO attack on Serbia in 1999 was also a violation of the international law.
