Tadić: No pressure to be put on ICJ

Pres. Boris Tadić called on international officials to allow the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give its opinion on Kosovo without outside pressure.

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Saturday, 26.09.2009.

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Pres. Boris Tadic called on international officials to allow the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give its opinion on Kosovo without outside pressure. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Tadic said that the international community had recognized the “very important nature” of the question, and that all five permanent members of the UN Security Council had confirmed their participate in the debate before the ICJ, scheduled for December 1. Tadic: No pressure to be put on ICJ “In this context, I am appealing to all member states to respect the fact that the ICJ is continuing to actively work on this question. It should not be prejudged before the debate, and the court’s work should not be obstructed. The court process should be enabled to travel its own road, without political pressure such as new recognitions of Kosovo,” Tadic said. He said that he expected the ICJ to give its opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s unilaterally proclaimed independence some time in 2010. Tadic added that he believes that the court’s decision will set a strong legal precedent. “The outcome will either dissuade other separatist movements from trying to secede or could result in encouraging such processes,” Tadic said. He added that Serbia would continue to defend its territorial integrity through peaceful and diplomatic measures. Boris Tadic (FoNet archive)

Tadić: No pressure to be put on ICJ

“In this context, I am appealing to all member states to respect the fact that the ICJ is continuing to actively work on this question. It should not be prejudged before the debate, and the court’s work should not be obstructed. The court process should be enabled to travel its own road, without political pressure such as new recognitions of Kosovo,” Tadić said.

He said that he expected the ICJ to give its opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s unilaterally proclaimed independence some time in 2010.

Tadić added that he believes that the court’s decision will set a strong legal precedent.

“The outcome will either dissuade other separatist movements from trying to secede or could result in encouraging such processes,” Tadić said.

He added that Serbia would continue to defend its territorial integrity through peaceful and diplomatic measures.

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