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).
Vorbind in cadrul unei conferinte de presa la Haga, del Ponte a citat declaratia Consiliului de Securitate al ONU din 18 decembrie, care reamintea tuturor statelor implicate, "Iugoslaviei in primul rand", obligatiile pe care le au in cooperarea deplina cu Tribunalul International Penal pentru fosta Iugoslavie (ICTY).