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EU lays fresh pressure on Serbia over indicted war crime suspects

BRUSSELS, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Wednesday laid new pressure on Serbia over the handover of indicted war crime suspects, saying Belgrade's cooperation with the UN tribunal in The Hague has deteriorated.

"We have seen deterioration in cooperation in recent months," EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn told reporters after a meeting with Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus in Brussels.

"I have encouraged Serbia to improve cooperation. This is indispensable for progress in negotiations (that would eventually lead to EU membership)."

He warned that Serbia will not reach the next stage of EU ...

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