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• Author: International Law Group
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Serbia's cooperation with ICTY leads to release of U S. funds

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has certifi ed that Serbia has met the criteria of ß 563 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006, as carried forward by the 2007 Continuing Resolution. This decision will release about $6 million in U.S. assistance suspended on May 31, 2007. Serbia recently took several steps to comply with ß 563, such as by facilitating the arrest of two fugitive indictees for trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) The new government in Belgrade also publicly committed itself to full cooperation with ICTY. The U.S. expects all leaders in the region to assist in arresting all indictees still at large, especially Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic for transfer to the ICTY.

Citation: Press Statement #2007/545, U.S. Department of State, Office of Spokesman Sean McCormack, Washington, D.C., Monday, July 3, 2007.

China and U S. agree to expand bilateral air service for passengers and cargo

After more than one year of discussions, civil-aviation negotiators from the U.S. and China have agreed in principle to amend their bilateral air services agreement to allow substantially expanded air service between the two countries. When finalized soon, the agreement will make 4 major changes. First, it will add 10 new passenger fl ights that U.S. carriers may operate daily to the Chinese gateway cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou over 2008-2012, doubling the present number. Second, as of 2011, it will allow unlimited U.S. cargo fl ights by an unlimited number of cargo carriers to any point in China. Third, by 2011, it will increase from 6 to 9 the number of U.S. passenger carriers that may serve the Chinese market. Finally, it will expand opportunities for U.S. carriers to code-share on other U.S. carriers' flights to China. Moreover, this arrangement commits the U.S. and China to launch "Open Skies" negotiations in 2010.

Citation: Media Note #2007/414, U. S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, Washington, D.C., released on Wednesday, May 23, 2007.

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