Dutch Foreign Ministry: We haven’t made a decision on the tribunal yet (Express)
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a reply to the news site saying that it has yet to decide whether or not the Netherlands will host he special court that will address war crimes allegations in Kosovo. “The Dutch Government has yet to decide whether it will host the Tribunal,” Chris Bakker, an information officer at the Dutch Foreign Ministry said. “As a result, we cannot give more information on the location, expenses or the selection of judges”. Bakker also said that the European External Action Service was the key consultative party on the statute of the special court on Kosovo’s behalf. The news site also recalls that former Dutch Ambassador to Pristina, Robert Bosch, said his country has the political readiness to host the special court and that it was negotiating the matter with the European Union.