"New partners in case of Kosovo independence"

Serbia would be forced to find new strategic partners if Kosovo gains independence, a state secretary says.

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Serbia would be forced to find new strategic partners if Kosovo gains independence, a state secretary says. If the West supports a unilateral recognition of Kosovo’s independence, Serbia would react and seek new strategic partners among countries that respect its territorial integrity, the Kosovo Ministry’s Secretary of State Dusan Prorokovic (DSS) said. "New partners in case of Kosovo independence" Prorokovic told Vienna daily Der Standard that Belgrade “would have to react energetically” if the countries of the European Union recognize Kosovo independence, because that would represent a “harsh blow to the territorial integrity of Serbia.” “Unilateral and illegal recognition of Kosovo would not be a friendly act. Serbia would be forced to turn towards new strategic partners, countries that support its territorial integrity,” Prorokovic said. He added that Serbia’s Ministries have an action plan that would take effect if Kosovo independence is proclaimed. There are many things that are unclear about the EU’s politics towards Kosovo and its European perspective, Prorokovic believes . In his opinion, as the EU stated that the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) can only be signed with countries recognized by the UN, and since the UN will not be able to recognize Kosovo without Serbia and Russia’s approval, its European perspective will remain doubtful. Meanwhile, Prorokovic's party colleague, Energy and Mining Minister Aleksandar Popovic, says that the country's European integration is not conditioned either by Serbia or the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), but by the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) itself. The agreement clearly states that Serbia and the EU are obligated to respect the regulations of international law, Popovic, who is also the party's vice president, told daily Danas. “If such an agreement is signed, then it will be clear, that it is impossible to send an EU mission to Kosovo, and even more impossible to send a mission which will represent the first step in implementing the Ahtisaari plan, which was never adopted, and which would rip Serbia apart,” Popovic said. He also said that it is strange that “the Democratic Party chose to announce elections on the same day that American officials stated clearly that Kosovo needs to become independent.”

"New partners in case of Kosovo independence"

Proroković told Vienna daily Der Standard that Belgrade “would have to react energetically” if the countries of the European Union recognize Kosovo independence, because that would represent a “harsh blow to the territorial integrity of Serbia.”

“Unilateral and illegal recognition of Kosovo would not be a friendly act. Serbia would be forced to turn towards new strategic partners, countries that support its territorial integrity,” Proroković said.

He added that Serbia’s Ministries have an action plan that would take effect if Kosovo independence is proclaimed.

There are many things that are unclear about the EU’s politics towards Kosovo and its European perspective, Proroković believes .

In his opinion, as the EU stated that the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) can only be signed with countries recognized by the UN, and since the UN will not be able to recognize Kosovo without Serbia and Russia’s approval, its European perspective will remain doubtful.

Meanwhile, Proroković's party colleague, Energy and Mining Minister Aleksandar Popović, says that the country's European integration is not conditioned either by Serbia or the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), but by the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) itself.

The agreement clearly states that Serbia and the EU are obligated to respect the regulations of international law, Popović, who is also the party's vice president, told daily Danas.

“If such an agreement is signed, then it will be clear, that it is impossible to send an EU mission to Kosovo, and even more impossible to send a mission which will represent the first step in implementing the Ahtisaari plan, which was never adopted, and which would rip Serbia apart,” Popović said.

He also said that it is strange that “the Democratic Party chose to announce elections on the same day that American officials stated clearly that Kosovo needs to become independent.”

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