Written Reply of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to Question put by Judge Guillaume at the Hearing of 2 April 1993

The Hague,
THE EMBASSY OF THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL 30, GROOT HERTOGINNELAAN
REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
INTHE NETHERLANDS

A 41/93-22
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Sir,

I have the honour to transmitt to you the answer from the legal

Adviser of the ~ederal Ministry of ~oreign Affairs, which revresents
the formal reply of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the questi­

on ~osed by the Jud5e Guillaume at the Public sittin§ of the Interna­

tional Court of Justice held on Friday 2 A~ril 1003. The text of the

reply is as follows:

"Regardin the yuestion of Jud,5e Guillaume, we would like to
advise that the r-ederal ~epublic of Yukoslavia has not, bv anv do­

cu~ent, ultimately accepted the obligation mentioned in paragraph

2 of the Opinion No. 0 of the "Arbitration Commission"."

The Ministry's Ie~al Adviser has also requested th3t 1 transwitt

to you our Government's continued dissatisfaction with addition of the
names of Serbia and Montene~r on ~arenthese ts the official name of

the Federal Republic of Yu8oslavia. They ~oint out to our forwal sub­

mission of the letter of the Secretary General of the TT~Boutros Bou­

tros-Ghali, of 26 ~ebruar y093 (ref. our Note No. 41/03-18 of A~ril

5th,1003). ~e will further subwitt, if neccessary, other forwal corre­
s~ondenc eetween UN I11stit~ti ondsOfficiais and our ~oreib n inis­

try and TJNHission in New York in which the official name Federal Re­

t'ublic of Y1.1goslavia is bein:; used.

Please accetJt,Sir, the assurances of my hie:,best consideration.

Actin~ Co-Agent of the

"Ç'~de ~\aefubl ~ifYu6oslaviû

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~-IrS.uardo Valeucia-Ospina \._'\......_1 • \
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The International ~ourt of Justice

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