March 11, 2006
Russia regrets tribunal didn't allow Milosevic to get
treatment in Moscow
MOSCOW - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday
voiced regret that the International Criminal Tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) denied former
president Slobodan Milosevic the chance to receive
medical treatment in Moscow.
"We know that following the deterioration of his
condition Milosevic filed a request to receive
medical treatment in Russia.
"Russian doctors were ready to offer him due
assistance and the Russian authorities guaranteed
the fulfillment of all the related ICTY
requirements.
"Unfortunately, despite our guarantees the tribunal
refused to give Milosevic a chance to get treatment in
Russia," a report posted on the ministry website on
Saturday says.