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Article: New premier scales down rhetoric against U.N. war crimes tribunal
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- March 11, 2004
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KATARINA KRATOVAC, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-11-2004
Dateline: BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro
Serbia's new prime minister on Thursday scaled down his harsh rhetoric against the U.N. war crimes tribunal, saying he would seek a balance between cooperating with the court and safeguarding the republic's stability.
The comments by Vojislav Kostunica appeared aimed at alleviating fears that Serbia would lose badly needed Western aid if the new Cabinet pointedly refuses to extradite suspects sought by the U.N. court in The Hague, Netherlands.
"We will struggle to find the path forward through dialogue with The Hague court," Kostunica said.
"I shall try to find a balance ... that would ...