Belgium's Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht on Saturday said that the death of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic regrettable as the trial wasn't finished yet.

"His trial could have shed light on what exactly happened in Serbia," De Gucht told VRT radio.

He added that "it was important to come to terms with the past, not only for Serbia but also for the international community."

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on Saturday confirmed that Milosevic had been found dead on his bed in his cell at the UN detention unit in Scheveningen.

Milosevic, 64, has suffered from high blood pressure and heart problems.

The UN war crimes tribunal last month refused Milosevic's request for a temporary release to undergo medial treatment in Moscow.

In a trial that started on Feb. 12, 2002, Milosevic faced 66 charges of war crimes, including genocide for his role in the Balkan wars following the breakup of the Yugoslav federation in the 1990s.

Source: Xinhua