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Activists of peace organizations from several European countries met in Belgrade on Monday with Yugoslav and Serbian officials to discuss setting up a committee to form a European tribunal for NATO's war crimes against Yugoslavia.
Wolfgang Richter of the German Human and Civil Rights Protection Society, who heads the delegation, said it has been agreed that the Tribunal be set up during the four-day visit.
The Tribunal should meet in Berlin on Oct. 31 and present charges against NATO for crimes against humanity.
The Tribunal will achieve its full worth when meetings in its support are organized throughout Europe, and its effectiveness will depend on mobilizing relevant organizations in different states, Richter said.
He stressed the importance of setting up a network of branch offices which would not depend on the goodwill of the governments of individual states.
One such organization, he said, that could play an active part in promoting the work of the Tribunal is the Yugoslav Veterans' Federation (SUBNOR), whose contacts with anti-fascist organizations could help establish cooperation for peace in Europe.
SUBNOR Secretary Miodrag Zecevic briefed the European delegation about the effects of NATO's March 24-June 10 aggression on Yugoslavia.
"This was not an attack only on Yugoslavia, it was an attack on all nations and states that want to be free, an aggression on democracy and the concept of freedom, a flagrant assault on the international legal system," Zecevic said.
The meeting was attended by officials of the Yugoslav ministries of foreign affairs, development, science, the environment, refugee and humanitarian affairs, the Yugoslav Red Cross Organization, the League for Peace and the army.
Also present were officials of the Yugoslav republic of Serbia's justice ministry, historical buildings protection institute, and trade unions.
The plenary meeting was followed by sessions of working groups, for the delegation - eminent jurists, professors, journalists and retired army officers - to be briefed about various aspects of the consequences of the NATO aggression in different fields.