I will not attend the funeral (of Milosevic), not due to political or any other reasons, but simply because these days I have other obligations.

This is an end to an era, but what has not ended is the court case, and that will have its consequences. We'll never get the answer from The Hague of his guilt or innocence.

It's quite clear that otherwise we will have a serious political problem...it may mean new, much harsher political tactics by the great powers on the Serb Republic and its institutions,

After all of this, first as a man and a Serb, then as a father, brother and son, and only then as the president of the Serb Republic, I have to say that these nine days of July of the Srebrenica tragedy represent a black page in the history of the Serb people. [in the first official recognition of the massacre]

Our positions are considerably different. We shall see today whether there is a chance for creating a middle ground.

if Radovan Karadzic does not surrender, he must be arrested.