Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro, July 18, SPA -- NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Monday was expected to press forthe arrest of top war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic. The extradition of the Bosnian Serb wartime commander tothe U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands,remains a key condition for Serbia-Montenegro to joinNATO's Partnership for Peace _ an outreach programconsidered a stepping stone to full alliance membership. De Hoop Scheffer was in Belgrade for talks with SvetozarMarovic, president of Serbia-Montenegro, Foreign MinisterVuk Draskovic and Serbian President Boris Tadic, according to a report of The Associated Press. --SPA1059 Local Time 0759 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/277512