▁he ▁was ▁on ▁this ▁occasion ▁chosen ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁assembly ▁deleg ation . ▁The ▁party ▁joined ▁a ▁coal ition ▁government ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁after ▁the ▁election , ▁and ▁M ili će vić ▁served ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁parliament ary ▁majority . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁official ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁the ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁conv icted ▁five ▁leading ▁figures ▁from ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ▁president ▁S lob od an ▁Mil o še vić ' s ▁regime ▁of ▁war ▁cr imes ▁against ▁Kos ovo ▁Alban ians ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁NAT O ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁M ili će vić ▁respond ed ▁by ▁saying , ▁" In ▁the ▁soft est ▁possible ▁terms , ▁this ▁is ▁an ▁un just ▁ver dict . ▁Those ▁who ▁def ended ▁their ▁country ▁and ▁their ▁people ▁against ▁ag gression ▁were ▁conv icted ." ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁he ▁expected ▁the ▁conv ict ions ▁to ▁be ▁over turn ed ▁on ▁appeal . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁commented ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁possible ▁for ▁Ser bia ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁without ▁also ▁joining ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Tre aty ▁Organ ization ▁( N AT O ). ▁He ▁also ▁art ic ulated ▁his ▁party ' s ▁view ▁that ▁Kos ovo ▁and ▁Met oh ija ▁is ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁Ser bia , ▁further ▁adding