The former president of Serbia, Milan Milutinovic, passed away

2023-07-02 21:14:06Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The former president of Serbia, Milan Milutinovic, passed away
Milan Milutinovic

Former President of Serbia, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice President of the Socialist Party of Serbia, Milan Milutinovic, passed away on Sunday, July 2, at the age of 81, announced the Foreign Minister of Serbia, Ivica Dacic. .

"He performed the most important functions during the most difficult period in the history of Serbia. I express my deepest condolences to his family and friends", said Ivica Dacic

Milan Milutinovic was Secretary of Education and Science of Serbia (1977-1982), director of the National Library of Serbia (1983-1987), ambassador of Yugoslavia to Greece (1989-1995), then federal minister of foreign affairs (1995-1997 ) and president of Serbia from December 1997 to December 2002.

After the end of his presidential term, in December 2002, he was handed over to the Hague Tribunal, where he was accused of war crimes during the conflict in Kosovo. But on February 26, 2009, he was found not guilty of all charges.

We recall that Milutinovic signed the Dayton Agreement on behalf of Republika Srspka in December 1995. 


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