UN SC to discuss Kosovo on Tuesday

The UN Security Council will convene on Tuesday in New York for a session on Kosovo, with Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić in attendance.

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 02.08.2010.

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The UN Security Council will convene on Tuesday in New York for a session on Kosovo, with Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic in attendance. Jeremic will present Serbia's stance following the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier will submit his quarterly report on the situation in Kosovo, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. UN SC to discuss Kosovo on Tuesday The UN Security Council session comes shortly after the ICJ issued its opinion stating that the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence was not in violation of international law, since international law had no active provision prohibiting such declaration. However, the court's decision did not include an opinion on the consequences of the secession or on the legality of the recognition of Kosovo, writes Tanjug news agency. Last week, Serbia submitted a resolution to the UN Security Council explicitly stating that unilateral secession was not an acceptable way of solving territorial disputes and encouraging a solution through dialogue. The resolution also calls for dialogue as a way of reaching compromise solutions on all open issues. Jeremic visited New York last week, where he discussed the situation in Kosovo with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and met with officials from countries in the Non-Aligned Movement.

UN SC to discuss Kosovo on Tuesday

The UN Security Council session comes shortly after the ICJ issued its opinion stating that the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence was not in violation of international law, since international law had no active provision prohibiting such declaration.

However, the court's decision did not include an opinion on the consequences of the secession or on the legality of the recognition of Kosovo, writes Tanjug news agency.

Last week, Serbia submitted a resolution to the UN Security Council explicitly stating that unilateral secession was not an acceptable way of solving territorial disputes and encouraging a solution through dialogue.

The resolution also calls for dialogue as a way of reaching compromise solutions on all open issues.

Jeremić visited New York last week, where he discussed the situation in Kosovo with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and met with officials from countries in the Non-Aligned Movement.

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