The international community applauded the decision, given Pavkovic's friendship with Slobodan Milosevic and the fact that he was seen as an obstacle on Yugoslavia's road to EU-Atlantic integration.
Međunarodna zajednica je pozdravila ovaj potez, s obzirom na činjenicu da je Pavković bio blizak Miloševiću i da je smatran preprekom na putu Jugoslavije ka evroatlantskoj integraciji.