Ratko Mladic was arrested

Ratko Mladic has been arrested, Serbian President Boris Tadic has confirmed.

Serbian President Boris Tadic said that Mladic was arrested in Serbia on Thursday, and that the extradition process is underway.

“This is the result of full cooperation with the Hague Tribunal,” he told a press conference in Belgrade.

“Today we close one chapter of our recent history that will bring us to reconciliation in the region,” he added.

“It is good for Serbia that this page in our history has been closed… And I believe that all the doors to our EU integration have now been opened,” he said.

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