For the kind attention of H.E. Mr. Haris Silajdzic

Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Brussels, October 11, 1999

Esteemed Mr. Prime Minister,

I allow myself to draw your attention on an issue that has always seen your country playing the leading role: the establishment of the International Criminal Court.

As you certainly know, the Court will enter into force only when at least 60 countries ratify the Rome Treaty. Although so far 87 countries have already signed the Statute, only four countries - Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, San Marino and Italy - have also ratified it.

It is in such a context, and unfortunately after a year that has brought two more tragedies in terms of lives and of rule of law - the one of Kosovo and the one of East Timor, following those of the last years, including the tragedy that has devastated your Country - that the Radical Party has launched together with the International Committee "No Peace Without Justice" an international campaign for the ratification of the Statute by at least 60 countries before the end of the year 2000. Therefore, as of today, are missing the ratification of 56 Countries and we still have little more than 450 days to reach the goal of providing the international community with this first international criminal jurisdiction.

I address you, Mr. Prime Minister, hoping that, thanks to the initiative of Your Government and Your personal engagement, Your Country can be among those that will ratify the Statute of the Court in the coming weeks. That would also give a new impulse to our common battle for international justice.

Thanking You in advance for Your attention, please accept my best and most respectful regards.

With friendship and esteem.

Olivier Dupuis

Secretary General of

The Transnational Radical Party

Tel 0032-2-284.51.98

Fax 0032-2-284.91.98