BELGRADE, March 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The family of former Yogoslav president Slobodan Milosevic who died in his cell at the United Nations war crimes tribunal on Saturday was divided on where the funeral should be held, the independent B92 television reported on Sunday.

    "My father must be buried in Lijeva Reka in Montenegro," Milosevic's daughter, Marija Milosevic said, referring to a village in the east of the state where the former president's own father was born and raised.

    However, it was reported that Milosevic's wife, Mira Markovic, wanted the funeral to be held in Russia, where she has been living with her son Marko for several years.

    "As far as I know, the family has not yet made the decision. They are still talking about it," Milosevic's brother, Borislav Milosevic, also told Beta news agency in Moscow.

    "If asked," Borislav said to Beta, he would advise the family to bury Milosevic in Serbia.

    "Slobodan is the son of the Serbian nation and should be laid to rest in his country. He cannot be erased from history as some want," Borislav, former ambassador to Moscow, said.

    The 64-year-old Milosevic was found dead on Saturday in his cell in the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, The Netherlands, causing criticism to the tribunal from Milosevic's family and the Serbian press. Enditem