На пресконференция в Хага, дел Понте цитира изявлението на Съвета за сигурност на ООН, публикувано на 18 декември.
Speaking at a press conference in The Hague, del Ponte quoted a UN Security Council statement issued on 18 December which reminded all relevant states, "and Yugoslavia first of all," of their mandatory obligation to co-operate fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).