[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 5972]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         ASSASSINATION OF SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER ZORAN DJINDJIC

  (Mr. CARDIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to condemn 
in the strongest possible terms the assassination of Serbian Prime 
Minister Zoran Djindjic.
  As a Member of Congress, I express my condolences to the government 
of Serbia and Montenegro and to the family of the late Prime Minister. 
Mr. Djindjic was one of the driving forces behind the extradition of 
Slobodan Milosevic to the Hague for war crimes, and also favored 
increased political and economic cooperation with the West.
  Mr. Speaker, I think it is our responsibility to encourage the 
government of Serbia and Montenegro to hold all of those responsible 
for the assassination accountable and to continue their work for 
economic reform and full cooperation with the War Crimes Tribunal, 
including the turning over of those indictees who still remain at large 
and cooperation on the witnesses and the information that is needed.
  Again, Mr. Speaker, we offer our condolences to the family.

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