Ban gives order to commence reconfiguration

Status Quosovo.

Well, reconfirguration and reformation of UNMIK has already started.

Since June 2008, a number of UNMIK Depts are already in Government of Kosova hands.

However, what I sense from the comment of Mr. Ban is that he wants at an accelerated speed.

I DO agree with on this too.
All the Progressive countrise endorse your line of thought...well....as they say ..."Great minds think alike"

I dont know whether Tadic informed Russia on these developments....

Anyways, what can Russia do...remember 1999?

Goodbye UNMIK! This order says it all, no one can govern now Kosovo, besides the Kosovars itself. The state of Kosovo is becoming a reality even for those who until today really believed that UN would never leave. Congrats to Kosovars and its allies for this victory!

The quicker UNMIK leaves Kosovo, the quicker the Serbian police and other Serbian armed forces can legally enter and take control of all of Kosovo, including south of the Ibar.

KOSOVO IS SERBIAN

There is no amount of rationalization that Ban can do to empower himself to overrule the approved functioning of the UN mandate in Kosovo. This latest effort merely reconfirms the well-known fact that Ban is America's man and that his masters are in such desperation about Kosovo that they are prepared to give up any pretense of operating within the law.

Regardless of the fact that the NATO-EU interventionists managed to rig the result that they wanted after the most recent parliamentary election in Serbia, the legal and moral basis for Serbia's claim to Kosovo remains undiminished.

What Ban and his masters don't seem to understand is that Serbs recognize no time limit for their return to Kosovo nor for the duration of their legal sovereignty over the Serbia heartland of Kosovo. The trans-generational Serbian claim to Kosovo can never be extinguished.

Lackeys like Tadic can no more defeat this drive than could NATO or the US. The Serbian nation will continue to set the example of how such foreign aggressor empires can be easily defeated by the resolute resistance of a free people.

Sincerely,

John Bosnitch
(Canada)

What an interesting position adopted by the UNSG...

On the one hand, he encourages the existance of EULEX as long as it operates "under resolution 1244 (1999) and under a 'United Nations umbrella'".

On the otherhand,"Kosovo’s authorities have instituted
measures that have sought to effectively assume the Mission’s powers. Most significantly, Kosovo adopted a Constitution on 15 June that does not envisage a real role for UNMIK, although Kosovo’s leaders have welcomed the continued presence of the United Nations in Kosovo for some time. Kosovo has also passed
legislation in a number of fields, whose purpose is to assume legal control and
responsibility over areas that were previously reserved to my Special Representative."

This recognition of the 'realities in the ground' is nothing more than UN diplomatic code meaning - we accept Kosovo independence and will not dispute their challenge to our UNSC mandated authority.

Will someone please ask UNSG Ban Ki Moon why the UN is unprepared to accept the realities of partition in Cyprus, will not accept the reality of Kurdish self-autonomy and desire for independence, etc etc, but are prepared to set a precedence in Kosovo?

is the mean unmik have no role in kosovo any more>? wow will see how russia and serbia is goin to react to thet but is good for albanian_kosovar's one call the all sejdiu in usa unmik role changes right way

Even though I disagree with Ban, it looks to me like the next step of reinforcing partition.

“The UN retains a strictly neutral position when it comes to Kosovo’s status... It is my view that UNMIK is no longer able to carry out the role of a transitional administration as effectively as was the case earlier,“

I guess the UN wouldn’t be opposed to the deployment of Serbian troops in the North then. After all that is specifically allowed under resolution 1244, unlike EULEX.

Ban clearly is not opposed to the partition of Kosovo.

Well, Well PRN you just don’t know how to go away. I detect a certain “o” missing here from your usual interests.

‘EU to assume a significant role in “guaranteeing the rule of law” under a UN umbrella.’

“The UN retains a strictly neutral position when it comes to Kosovo’s status”

“It’s my opinion that the reconfiguration of UNMIK to be implemented is fully in line with Resolution 1244,…”

“I call on the authorities in Priština and Belgrade, and the representatives of all Kosovo communities to continue their joint work with UNMIK” and so on,

But don’t let simple details interfere with you and your "Great minds think alike"

As you are an international lawyer of great repute you may as well bypass Tadic and “tell Russia” yourself about recent developments. You will be shocked to find Russia and China busy at the moment transforming the 21st Century. You’ll also find that like your “progressive nations” they have no inclination in putting a dime of their expanding wealth into this sorry part of the world. Most are buying discount real estate in those “progressive nations” with their loose change.

As for the other poster, Andi?? can you please practice your english and albanian and pidgin elsewhere. It's not possible to even begin to comprehend what you are on about.

Mathew,
Resolution 1244 states:
After withdrawal, an agreed number of Yugoslav and Serbian personnel will be permitted to return to perform the following functions:

Liaison with the international civil mission and the international security presence;
Marking/clearing minefields;
Maintaining a presence at Serb patrimonial sites;
Maintaining a presence at key border crossings.

No where will you find it states that there can be any deployment of Serbian troops anywhere in Kosovo. You should read before you quote.

How come I haven't read a word yet on the B92 website regarding Kosovo's president and prime minister visit to the U.S and their meeting with the Secretary of State and the US President?
Or do you guys think that it didn't happen if you don't report it.
I think this is a very important development, worth reporting on it, more than what the foreign minister of Slovakia thinks anyways.

dont you guys notice everytime ban says eulex under un umbrella? this he knows that kermabon isnt willing to do that? so this are all spin my friends. who is sayingthe truth?

One more definitive step towards partition

Steve
UNMIK has never had the responsibility of keeping serbian police and other armed forces out of Kosovo that was given to another organization, maybe you heard of them NATO, and they have already said they are not leaving anytime soon.

“No where will you find it states that there can be any deployment of Serbian troops anywhere in Kosovo”

Mr. Law, you’re very creative and I compliment you on that. However, I suggest you should be a little bit more careful next time in your analysis and not jump the gun.

“9. Decides that the responsibilities of the international security
presence to be… preventing the return
into Kosovo of Federal and Republic military, police and paramilitary forces,
EXCEPT as provided in point 6 of annex 2”

http://www.unmikonline.org/press/reports/N9917289.pdf

Point 6 of annex 2 is, of course, your quote.

Who did you think would be maintaining a presence at key border crossings and Serb patrimonial sites? Common sense would dictate some sort of security force regardless whether it was spelled out clear as day in the resolution, which it is of course.

UNSC is strongly in favor of Serbia’s position, there’s no way around that.

"What Ban and his masters don't seem to understand is that Serbs recognize no time limit for their return to Kosovo nor for the duration of their legal sovereignty over the Serbia heartland of Kosovo. The trans-generational Serbian claim to Kosovo can never be extinguished. "

You are suggesting that because of that battle Kosova (in 1389!!!) is always Serbian no matter what. Well, Albanians have been there before you and have prior claim, despite Russia's help in 1912. Even in 1912 Albanians were at least 75%. The Serbian and Albanian populations will be equal very soon. They are 7 million Albanians in the Balkans alone, get used to us.

Mr. Law,

I don’t know what definition of “Deployment” you are using, but I used the word in the following context.

“1. To position (troops) in readiness for combat, as along a front or line.
2. To distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically.”

“Returning” troops to “maintain” a “presence” would technically be a “deployment” under either of these two definitions. Troops do not need to actually engage in combat to be deployed. Since I was the one to use the term “deployment” I don’t think you are in any position to tell me what context I used it in.

Regardless of how we define “deployment”, we both appear to be in agreement that UNSC 1244 allows for the return of Serbian troops to border crossing and our Patrimonial sites and to perform other tasks. Agreed?

Or what do you suppose the intent of those sections are?

Clearly, you are not a lawyer. Are you at least studying law? Or you just like using the name?

the Serbian position concerning Kosovo is reduced on solutions on six sectors. this will be solved, whether Serbia will be part of this solution or not. anything else will remain as regional myth, including the episode, that Serbia never recognised Kosovo as an independent state.

Conflicting positions by Ban Ki Moon. Let see if he can get a new term in the UN as Sec Gen.

"What Ban and his masters don't seem to understand is that Serbs recognize no time limit for their return to Kosovo nor for the duration of their legal sovereignty over the Serbia heartland of Kosovo"

Right, well since in your view of "history" Serbia has been "waiting" since 1389 to "return" to Kosova, then here's the compromise:

You promise to wait another 600 years, and the Albanians and the rest of the world accept that idea. Everyone goes off happy.

Matthew maybe we don't read alike. Abig difference in "maintaining a presence" and deploying troops. Hughe difference. And which UNSC is it that you are referring supports Serbia's position--If you are speaking of the United Nations Security Council, I understand your misinterpretation of 1244.

is the mean unmik have no role in kosovo any more>? wow will see how russia and serbia is goin to react to thet but is good for albanian_kosovar's one call the all sejdiu in usa unmik role changes right way

Goodbye UNMIK! This order says it all, no one can govern now Kosovo, besides the Kosovars itself. The state of Kosovo is becoming a reality even for those who until today really believed that UN would never leave. Congrats to Kosovars and its allies for this victory!

The quicker UNMIK leaves Kosovo, the quicker the Serbian police and other Serbian armed forces can legally enter and take control of all of Kosovo, including south of the Ibar.

KOSOVO IS SERBIAN

Well, Well PRN you just don’t know how to go away. I detect a certain “o” missing here from your usual interests.

‘EU to assume a significant role in “guaranteeing the rule of law” under a UN umbrella.’

“The UN retains a strictly neutral position when it comes to Kosovo’s status”

“It’s my opinion that the reconfiguration of UNMIK to be implemented is fully in line with Resolution 1244,…”

“I call on the authorities in Priština and Belgrade, and the representatives of all Kosovo communities to continue their joint work with UNMIK” and so on,

But don’t let simple details interfere with you and your "Great minds think alike"

As you are an international lawyer of great repute you may as well bypass Tadic and “tell Russia” yourself about recent developments. You will be shocked to find Russia and China busy at the moment transforming the 21st Century. You’ll also find that like your “progressive nations” they have no inclination in putting a dime of their expanding wealth into this sorry part of the world. Most are buying discount real estate in those “progressive nations” with their loose change.

As for the other poster, Andi?? can you please practice your english and albanian and pidgin elsewhere. It's not possible to even begin to comprehend what you are on about.

"What Ban and his masters don't seem to understand is that Serbs recognize no time limit for their return to Kosovo nor for the duration of their legal sovereignty over the Serbia heartland of Kosovo. The trans-generational Serbian claim to Kosovo can never be extinguished. "

You are suggesting that because of that battle Kosova (in 1389!!!) is always Serbian no matter what. Well, Albanians have been there before you and have prior claim, despite Russia's help in 1912. Even in 1912 Albanians were at least 75%. The Serbian and Albanian populations will be equal very soon. They are 7 million Albanians in the Balkans alone, get used to us.

Status Quosovo.

Well, reconfirguration and reformation of UNMIK has already started.

Since June 2008, a number of UNMIK Depts are already in Government of Kosova hands.

However, what I sense from the comment of Mr. Ban is that he wants at an accelerated speed.

I DO agree with on this too.
All the Progressive countrise endorse your line of thought...well....as they say ..."Great minds think alike"

I dont know whether Tadic informed Russia on these developments....

Anyways, what can Russia do...remember 1999?

“The UN retains a strictly neutral position when it comes to Kosovo’s status... It is my view that UNMIK is no longer able to carry out the role of a transitional administration as effectively as was the case earlier,“

I guess the UN wouldn’t be opposed to the deployment of Serbian troops in the North then. After all that is specifically allowed under resolution 1244, unlike EULEX.

Ban clearly is not opposed to the partition of Kosovo.

There is no amount of rationalization that Ban can do to empower himself to overrule the approved functioning of the UN mandate in Kosovo. This latest effort merely reconfirms the well-known fact that Ban is America's man and that his masters are in such desperation about Kosovo that they are prepared to give up any pretense of operating within the law.

Regardless of the fact that the NATO-EU interventionists managed to rig the result that they wanted after the most recent parliamentary election in Serbia, the legal and moral basis for Serbia's claim to Kosovo remains undiminished.

What Ban and his masters don't seem to understand is that Serbs recognize no time limit for their return to Kosovo nor for the duration of their legal sovereignty over the Serbia heartland of Kosovo. The trans-generational Serbian claim to Kosovo can never be extinguished.

Lackeys like Tadic can no more defeat this drive than could NATO or the US. The Serbian nation will continue to set the example of how such foreign aggressor empires can be easily defeated by the resolute resistance of a free people.

Sincerely,

John Bosnitch
(Canada)

Mathew,
Resolution 1244 states:
After withdrawal, an agreed number of Yugoslav and Serbian personnel will be permitted to return to perform the following functions:

Liaison with the international civil mission and the international security presence;
Marking/clearing minefields;
Maintaining a presence at Serb patrimonial sites;
Maintaining a presence at key border crossings.

No where will you find it states that there can be any deployment of Serbian troops anywhere in Kosovo. You should read before you quote.

"What Ban and his masters don't seem to understand is that Serbs recognize no time limit for their return to Kosovo nor for the duration of their legal sovereignty over the Serbia heartland of Kosovo"

Right, well since in your view of "history" Serbia has been "waiting" since 1389 to "return" to Kosova, then here's the compromise:

You promise to wait another 600 years, and the Albanians and the rest of the world accept that idea. Everyone goes off happy.

Matthew maybe we don't read alike. Abig difference in "maintaining a presence" and deploying troops. Hughe difference. And which UNSC is it that you are referring supports Serbia's position--If you are speaking of the United Nations Security Council, I understand your misinterpretation of 1244.

Even though I disagree with Ban, it looks to me like the next step of reinforcing partition.

What an interesting position adopted by the UNSG...

On the one hand, he encourages the existance of EULEX as long as it operates "under resolution 1244 (1999) and under a 'United Nations umbrella'".

On the otherhand,"Kosovo’s authorities have instituted
measures that have sought to effectively assume the Mission’s powers. Most significantly, Kosovo adopted a Constitution on 15 June that does not envisage a real role for UNMIK, although Kosovo’s leaders have welcomed the continued presence of the United Nations in Kosovo for some time. Kosovo has also passed
legislation in a number of fields, whose purpose is to assume legal control and
responsibility over areas that were previously reserved to my Special Representative."

This recognition of the 'realities in the ground' is nothing more than UN diplomatic code meaning - we accept Kosovo independence and will not dispute their challenge to our UNSC mandated authority.

Will someone please ask UNSG Ban Ki Moon why the UN is unprepared to accept the realities of partition in Cyprus, will not accept the reality of Kurdish self-autonomy and desire for independence, etc etc, but are prepared to set a precedence in Kosovo?

the Serbian position concerning Kosovo is reduced on solutions on six sectors. this will be solved, whether Serbia will be part of this solution or not. anything else will remain as regional myth, including the episode, that Serbia never recognised Kosovo as an independent state.

dont you guys notice everytime ban says eulex under un umbrella? this he knows that kermabon isnt willing to do that? so this are all spin my friends. who is sayingthe truth?

One more definitive step towards partition

Steve
UNMIK has never had the responsibility of keeping serbian police and other armed forces out of Kosovo that was given to another organization, maybe you heard of them NATO, and they have already said they are not leaving anytime soon.

How come I haven't read a word yet on the B92 website regarding Kosovo's president and prime minister visit to the U.S and their meeting with the Secretary of State and the US President?
Or do you guys think that it didn't happen if you don't report it.
I think this is a very important development, worth reporting on it, more than what the foreign minister of Slovakia thinks anyways.

Conflicting positions by Ban Ki Moon. Let see if he can get a new term in the UN as Sec Gen.

“No where will you find it states that there can be any deployment of Serbian troops anywhere in Kosovo”

Mr. Law, you’re very creative and I compliment you on that. However, I suggest you should be a little bit more careful next time in your analysis and not jump the gun.

“9. Decides that the responsibilities of the international security
presence to be… preventing the return
into Kosovo of Federal and Republic military, police and paramilitary forces,
EXCEPT as provided in point 6 of annex 2”

http://www.unmikonline.org/press/reports/N9917289.pdf

Point 6 of annex 2 is, of course, your quote.

Who did you think would be maintaining a presence at key border crossings and Serb patrimonial sites? Common sense would dictate some sort of security force regardless whether it was spelled out clear as day in the resolution, which it is of course.

UNSC is strongly in favor of Serbia’s position, there’s no way around that.

Mr. Law,

I don’t know what definition of “Deployment” you are using, but I used the word in the following context.

“1. To position (troops) in readiness for combat, as along a front or line.
2. To distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically.”

“Returning” troops to “maintain” a “presence” would technically be a “deployment” under either of these two definitions. Troops do not need to actually engage in combat to be deployed. Since I was the one to use the term “deployment” I don’t think you are in any position to tell me what context I used it in.

Regardless of how we define “deployment”, we both appear to be in agreement that UNSC 1244 allows for the return of Serbian troops to border crossing and our Patrimonial sites and to perform other tasks. Agreed?

Or what do you suppose the intent of those sections are?

Clearly, you are not a lawyer. Are you at least studying law? Or you just like using the name?