MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON
MISSING PERSONS
AND
THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS OF
THE
In view of the importance of resolving the destiny of missing persons and
of providing assistance to their families for the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, as well as the fact that it would be necessary to step up the
efforts in the future exhumation and identification process by using the state
of the art scientific methods, including the methods of DNA
analysis,
Appreciating the readiness of the International Commission on Missing
Persons to provide the necessary expertise and technical assistance in the
identification of the missing Yugoslav citizens, using DNK analysis for the
remains exhumed in the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and blood
samples gathered from the families of missing persons,
In order to establish the necessary cooperation between the International
Commission on Missing Persons and the competent Yugoslav authorities, and to
facilitate its activities in the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia,
The International Commission on Missing Persons and the Federal Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the
- To enable the
establishment of the International Commission on Missing Persons Representative
Office in Belgrade, with sufficient number of national and international staff
members engaged in the implementation of agreed projects in the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia;
- To accelerate and
facilitate the process of issuing visas and resident permits to the
international staff, as provided for by the national legislation, employed in
the International Commission on Missing Persons Representative Office in
Belgrade and to their family members;
- The Chairman and
members of the International Commission on Missing Persons, Chief of Staff of
the International Commission on Missing Persons and the Deputy Chief of Staff
shall enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities in accordance with the 1961
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, provided that they are not citizens
of residents of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
- Other international
staff members employed in the International Commission on Missing Persons
Representative Office in
- The provisions form
the labor legislation of the
- Free flow of funds
and duty free import of material and equipment required for the activities of
the International Commission on Missing Persons in the territory of the
This Memorandum shall enter in force on the date of its signature and
shall be valid for the duration of the activities of the International
Commission on Missing Persons in the territory of the
Signed at
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For the International
Commission on Missing Persons
Gordon Bacon
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For the Federal Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Vuk Žugić
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