The Head of the Serbian government office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric has expressed hope that the new Special Court for crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), with headquarters in The Hague, would present more determination and more efficiency than the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

The ICTY has unsuccessfully tried to shed light on some of the crimes committed by former members of the so-called KLA, and "instead of justice, we had organized intimidation of witnesses and campaign of assassination, without efficient response," Djuric said.

"We hope that the new court will demonstrate more resolve and more efficiency and that the perpetrators of the crimes will at last be brought to justice. Once the trials begin, we also hope that Albanians of Kosovo and Metohija will find the strength to distance themselves from crimes committed in their name," Djuric said in a statement.