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Thursday, 25.06.2009.

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Jeremić: EU membership without recognizing Kosovo

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that he believes Serbia will be able to join the European Union without recognizing Kosovo’s unilateral independence.

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Alban

pre 14 godina

"Why do you think that many NATO members did not take part in the Iraq War?"

Iraq didn't attack USA.

"Did anyone help Turkey in invading Cyprus in the '70s? "

Greece was a NATO member also and Turkey didn't need help.

Peter Sudyka

pre 14 godina

Kosova-USA

No, NATO will not just leap into action if one of its members decides to attack anyone, they will stay out. Article 5 only comes into play if a NATO member is attacked by someone else, not the other way around.

Why do you think that many NATO members did not take part in the Iraq War?
Did anyone help Turkey in invading Cyprus in the '70s?

So no, Albania would be going in alone against Serbia, and getting their behinds kicked rather hard, if such a war were to happen.

laki bani

pre 14 godina

Peggy, calm down, being NATO ally is of the grate relevance as far as security to anyone is concerned. If you remember 10 years ago it was NATO to change the course which was so devastating to all Balkan’s nations, to (Kosovo) Albanians in particular. You might have noticed the compliance of the two terms; Albanian and Kosova. In other words don’t be so upset when encountering these kinds of information. By the way, for your information; the Kosovo-Albanian border doesn’t exist anymore. Citizen from both sides may travel to both directions without being bothered with custom and bordering bureaucracy procedures.
In the end; I think that Serbia doesn’t “deserve” type of a politician such is Mr. Jeremic; although he is not bad guy, but rather extremely unrealistic

SiriusBlack

pre 14 godina

Why is this sad little man allowed to lie to his own people.

I would have thought that the Serbian people have been lied to enough during their rescent history.

Where is your pride? Get rid of him.

Kosova-USA

pre 14 godina

Alban, please explain to us what has Albanian got to do with Kosovo? Albania is a separate country and being in NATO has nothing to do with what happens in Kosovo. Albanian doesn't call the shots and Albania will not be attacked.

So once and for all please explain to us how Albania being in NATO benefits you. I keep reading this garbage all the time how Albanian is in NATO so nobody dares to touch Kosovo. How?
(Peggy, 25 June 2009 23:06)


Kosova did not get into NATO but the other way around. If Kosova is attacked as you are alluding than NATO is attacked and in return Albania as NATO member will retaliate since is the closest to Kosova untill other NATO members retaliate as well from a far.

afrimi_ca

pre 14 godina

I dont think so my friends, i have a easy question for you:
How do you think Serbia to get into EU with Kosovo as Serbian like most of you say when EU is spending millions of Euros on Kosovo and they are definetly not giving it to Serbia but the contrary: working hard with Kosovars to get Kosovo into the EU path???

NATO: All for one

pre 14 godina

Alban, please explain to us what has Albanian got to do with Kosovo? Albania is a separate country and being in NATO has nothing to do with what happens in Kosovo. Albanian doesn't call the shots and Albania will not be attacked.

So once and for all please explain to us how Albania being in NATO benefits you. I keep reading this garbage all the time how Albanian is in NATO so nobody dares to touch Kosovo. How?

-----

What do Greece and Cyprus have in common? A mutual defense treaty and "brotherly ties". If Turkey wasn't in NATO and Greece was Turks would not dare to do anything. This is a no brainier for NATO, if one member happens to have a few hundreds troops there and they get hurt...

Peggy

pre 14 godina

Alban wrote,

Is that all you want? No begging in our knees to accept us again? Haha! Sad state of affairs for Serbia, this is Serbia's FM. Serbia's worst night, is the fact that Albania is in NATO, that rules out anything having to so with the military.

Alban, please explain to us what has Albanian got to do with Kosovo? Albania is a separate country and being in NATO has nothing to do with what happens in Kosovo. Albanian doesn't call the shots and Albania will not be attacked.

So once and for all please explain to us how Albania being in NATO benefits you. I keep reading this garbage all the time how Albanian is in NATO so nobody dares to touch Kosovo. How?

EA

pre 14 godina

Here are some of the Serbia's funniest stories of the day

"Asked what his optimism was based on, Jeremić said that he believed that the issue of Kosovo’s final status would be resolved before joining the EU, given the dynamics of this process."

The dynamic of the process is that with the inaguration of the motorway connecting Pristina and Durres Jeremic is losing the plot.

“I expect there to be a solution for Kosovo’s future status after the International Court of Justice gives its opinion."

Out of Jeremic curiosity Court's Opinion is not obligatory. That opinion has been pre-judged time ago by Serbia as it has been "warning" about a possible Opinion taken under USA and EU "pressure".

"And, in order for the solution to be acceptable for Serbia, the Albanian citizens of Kosovo need to say that they were wrong regarding the issue of independence and that they accept Serbia as their country,” he added.

I loved that very much. I found it very very funny. No one with a sound mind believes to this joke)))

Peter RV

pre 14 godina

"Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that he believes Serbia will be able to join the European Union without recognizing Kosovo’s unilateral independence"
Notice that now Vuk only 'believes', whilst, until recently, he was practicaly demanding? What a pathetic performance of this man who was explained to the Serbs as their most sincere and intelligent 'statesman-their future leader. In their present government, Serbs have demagoguery as a substitute for diplomacy. When you can't do anything abroad - cheat your own people.

Nuf' already

pre 14 godina

Kosovo independence is illegal. You also know that. You may not like that. You may want it not to be a problem but it IS illegal...
--
The only illegal thing is /was Serbia's oppression as found in Hague. If Kosova's independence was illegal, then UN would have passed a resolution against it.

Rote Kapelle

pre 14 godina

Vuk Jeremić says that he believes ...


It reminds me the famous " I have dream ..." but actually Serbia have to obtain a more realistic foreign policy. While most of the EU went against Serbia this man is just a prisoner of his own imagination. Serbia cannot afford being so naiive !

I personally believe that Serbia have to change it's way towards EU. I believe that the Serbian way to Brussels lies through Moscow. Only if blackmailed the scoundrels will let you in. But for the time being all those statements and other steps of Tadic & Co are just a waste of time and desorientation of the people tired of so many years of being demonized and discriminated.

During 16 years Russia has been knocking at the closed door of the WTO and now that we said that we are ready to enter it only with Belorussia and Kazakhstan they started to panic cause in fact the West is much more interested in our membership. Our main items of export aren't regulated by this agonizing organization and now we have our hands free to put any importing taxes we want. So I believe Serbia should do something of the kind and turn Eastward. It's a pity that Tadic is such a rare guest in Moscow.
-----

hmmm

pre 14 godina

Kosovo as part of Serbia can join EU within years. Kosovo as a fake state will never enter EU or UN...

This whole thing is so unncessary!
(Ron, 25 June 2009 16:16)

EU or UN is not the most important issue here. We are talking about pure survival. For Kosovars, that is not possible under Serbia, as Serbia has tried to exterminate them. It was just 10 years ago, not 100 or 1000. Just 10.

Ratko

pre 14 godina

to hmm:

People couldn't live their normal lives thanks to those fanatic uck terrorists. How can an economy function with people like that? If you were to go out to buy bread, you had to carry a gun with you, just incase uck comes along to kidnap you (we all know how those innocent people who were kidnapped ended up). What do you have to say about that?

albanians wanted to create a greater albania and steal KiM. This was albanians' dream for a long time, even you should know that. So please spare us your propaganda. You know very well that albanians started brutally killing people first to provoke Serbian army.

Compared to before the war - how many Serbs are living in their original homes today? You need to be ashamed because Serbs are the real victims of albanian fanatics and this brutal american aggression!

Amer

pre 14 godina

'After such a decision, it is clear that Kosovo will not be able to become a member of any international organizations. Priština will only be able to emerge from this situation through dialogue with Belgrade,” the foreign minister said. '

I don't remember that the Kosovars went to war in order to be able to join international organizations. Not being able to would be be a nuisance, but hardly critical to their running an independent country. It took So. Korea 40+ years to gain UN membership, during which time they became a major economic power.

On the other hand, continuing problems with the neighbors is going to make it impossible for Serbia to join the EU. Spite is expensive.

hmmm

pre 14 godina

Quote: "And, in order for the solution to be acceptable for Serbia, the Albanian citizens of Kosovo need to say that they were wrong regarding the issue of independence and that they accept Serbia as their country,” he added. "


You must be joking Mr. Jeremic. And you are optimistic about this?

An insult to the intelligence of your own people. This is what it is.

Were we wrong because you killed us? Wrong because you destroyed our homes? Wrong because you expelled 1 million of us? Wrong because you continue insulting us? Wrong because we dared to fight for our freedom? Wrong because we want to make sure you never kill us again?

What is it exactly?

Ron

pre 14 godina

Alban,

Kosovo independence is illegal. You also know that. You may not like that. You may want it not to be a problem but it IS illegal...

Berkeley,

Kosovo will never enter EU. As it is not a state. Kosovo will not enter UN.

Who has to choose here?

Kosovo as part of Serbia can join EU within years. Kosovo as a fake state will never enter EU or UN...

This whole thing is so unncessary!

Berkeley

pre 14 godina

Jeremic can claim what he wants. Serbia will not join the EU as long as it didn't recognize Kosovo. Especially, the Scandinavian countries as well as Germany and the Netherlands will make sure of it. UK and France doesn't want a 2nd Cypruss.

You have to decide: EU or Kosovo. Prosperation for the Serbian people or continuation of the same agony of the last 2 decades, prolonged over the next decades. The Kosovarians can wait it out as long as it takes. The were even accepting that when nobody were recognizing their independence during the 90s. Why should they give up when all major industrial powers along with dozens of other countries already recognized them? Jeremic is talking about a wish which nobody will make for him to become true. But as a politician, he just have to say what the people wants to here. The question is, if the people wants to continue to live in that state of agony.

louise

pre 14 godina

EU is just encouraging serbia to go further and to implement the technical standards for the integration. Serbia has to later to compled the political standards before the full membership.

Jeremic dont lie to the serbian people.

Alban

pre 14 godina

"And, in order for the solution to be acceptable for Serbia, the Albanian citizens of Kosovo need to say that they were wrong regarding the issue of independence and that they accept Serbia as their country,”

Is that all you want? No begging in our knees to accept us again? Haha! Sad state of affairs for Serbia, this is Serbia's FM. Serbia's worst night, is the fact that Albania is in NATO, that rules out anything having to so with the military.

Serbia has a chance to get North of Ibar ONLY if ICJ says plainly that Kosova was in violation of International Law. Which we know it's not the case, and even if it was courts stay away from causing new wars /trouble by sidestepping issues already under control

hmmm

pre 14 godina

Quote: "And, in order for the solution to be acceptable for Serbia, the Albanian citizens of Kosovo need to say that they were wrong regarding the issue of independence and that they accept Serbia as their country,” he added. "


You must be joking Mr. Jeremic. And you are optimistic about this?

An insult to the intelligence of your own people. This is what it is.

Were we wrong because you killed us? Wrong because you destroyed our homes? Wrong because you expelled 1 million of us? Wrong because you continue insulting us? Wrong because we dared to fight for our freedom? Wrong because we want to make sure you never kill us again?

What is it exactly?

Alban

pre 14 godina

"And, in order for the solution to be acceptable for Serbia, the Albanian citizens of Kosovo need to say that they were wrong regarding the issue of independence and that they accept Serbia as their country,”

Is that all you want? No begging in our knees to accept us again? Haha! Sad state of affairs for Serbia, this is Serbia's FM. Serbia's worst night, is the fact that Albania is in NATO, that rules out anything having to so with the military.

Serbia has a chance to get North of Ibar ONLY if ICJ says plainly that Kosova was in violation of International Law. Which we know it's not the case, and even if it was courts stay away from causing new wars /trouble by sidestepping issues already under control

Berkeley

pre 14 godina

Jeremic can claim what he wants. Serbia will not join the EU as long as it didn't recognize Kosovo. Especially, the Scandinavian countries as well as Germany and the Netherlands will make sure of it. UK and France doesn't want a 2nd Cypruss.

You have to decide: EU or Kosovo. Prosperation for the Serbian people or continuation of the same agony of the last 2 decades, prolonged over the next decades. The Kosovarians can wait it out as long as it takes. The were even accepting that when nobody were recognizing their independence during the 90s. Why should they give up when all major industrial powers along with dozens of other countries already recognized them? Jeremic is talking about a wish which nobody will make for him to become true. But as a politician, he just have to say what the people wants to here. The question is, if the people wants to continue to live in that state of agony.

hmmm

pre 14 godina

Kosovo as part of Serbia can join EU within years. Kosovo as a fake state will never enter EU or UN...

This whole thing is so unncessary!
(Ron, 25 June 2009 16:16)

EU or UN is not the most important issue here. We are talking about pure survival. For Kosovars, that is not possible under Serbia, as Serbia has tried to exterminate them. It was just 10 years ago, not 100 or 1000. Just 10.

louise

pre 14 godina

EU is just encouraging serbia to go further and to implement the technical standards for the integration. Serbia has to later to compled the political standards before the full membership.

Jeremic dont lie to the serbian people.

Ron

pre 14 godina

Alban,

Kosovo independence is illegal. You also know that. You may not like that. You may want it not to be a problem but it IS illegal...

Berkeley,

Kosovo will never enter EU. As it is not a state. Kosovo will not enter UN.

Who has to choose here?

Kosovo as part of Serbia can join EU within years. Kosovo as a fake state will never enter EU or UN...

This whole thing is so unncessary!

Ratko

pre 14 godina

to hmm:

People couldn't live their normal lives thanks to those fanatic uck terrorists. How can an economy function with people like that? If you were to go out to buy bread, you had to carry a gun with you, just incase uck comes along to kidnap you (we all know how those innocent people who were kidnapped ended up). What do you have to say about that?

albanians wanted to create a greater albania and steal KiM. This was albanians' dream for a long time, even you should know that. So please spare us your propaganda. You know very well that albanians started brutally killing people first to provoke Serbian army.

Compared to before the war - how many Serbs are living in their original homes today? You need to be ashamed because Serbs are the real victims of albanian fanatics and this brutal american aggression!

EA

pre 14 godina

Here are some of the Serbia's funniest stories of the day

"Asked what his optimism was based on, Jeremić said that he believed that the issue of Kosovo’s final status would be resolved before joining the EU, given the dynamics of this process."

The dynamic of the process is that with the inaguration of the motorway connecting Pristina and Durres Jeremic is losing the plot.

“I expect there to be a solution for Kosovo’s future status after the International Court of Justice gives its opinion."

Out of Jeremic curiosity Court's Opinion is not obligatory. That opinion has been pre-judged time ago by Serbia as it has been "warning" about a possible Opinion taken under USA and EU "pressure".

"And, in order for the solution to be acceptable for Serbia, the Albanian citizens of Kosovo need to say that they were wrong regarding the issue of independence and that they accept Serbia as their country,” he added.

I loved that very much. I found it very very funny. No one with a sound mind believes to this joke)))

Rote Kapelle

pre 14 godina

Vuk Jeremić says that he believes ...


It reminds me the famous " I have dream ..." but actually Serbia have to obtain a more realistic foreign policy. While most of the EU went against Serbia this man is just a prisoner of his own imagination. Serbia cannot afford being so naiive !

I personally believe that Serbia have to change it's way towards EU. I believe that the Serbian way to Brussels lies through Moscow. Only if blackmailed the scoundrels will let you in. But for the time being all those statements and other steps of Tadic & Co are just a waste of time and desorientation of the people tired of so many years of being demonized and discriminated.

During 16 years Russia has been knocking at the closed door of the WTO and now that we said that we are ready to enter it only with Belorussia and Kazakhstan they started to panic cause in fact the West is much more interested in our membership. Our main items of export aren't regulated by this agonizing organization and now we have our hands free to put any importing taxes we want. So I believe Serbia should do something of the kind and turn Eastward. It's a pity that Tadic is such a rare guest in Moscow.
-----

Amer

pre 14 godina

'After such a decision, it is clear that Kosovo will not be able to become a member of any international organizations. Priština will only be able to emerge from this situation through dialogue with Belgrade,” the foreign minister said. '

I don't remember that the Kosovars went to war in order to be able to join international organizations. Not being able to would be be a nuisance, but hardly critical to their running an independent country. It took So. Korea 40+ years to gain UN membership, during which time they became a major economic power.

On the other hand, continuing problems with the neighbors is going to make it impossible for Serbia to join the EU. Spite is expensive.

Nuf' already

pre 14 godina

Kosovo independence is illegal. You also know that. You may not like that. You may want it not to be a problem but it IS illegal...
--
The only illegal thing is /was Serbia's oppression as found in Hague. If Kosova's independence was illegal, then UN would have passed a resolution against it.

Peter RV

pre 14 godina

"Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that he believes Serbia will be able to join the European Union without recognizing Kosovo’s unilateral independence"
Notice that now Vuk only 'believes', whilst, until recently, he was practicaly demanding? What a pathetic performance of this man who was explained to the Serbs as their most sincere and intelligent 'statesman-their future leader. In their present government, Serbs have demagoguery as a substitute for diplomacy. When you can't do anything abroad - cheat your own people.

Peggy

pre 14 godina

Alban wrote,

Is that all you want? No begging in our knees to accept us again? Haha! Sad state of affairs for Serbia, this is Serbia's FM. Serbia's worst night, is the fact that Albania is in NATO, that rules out anything having to so with the military.

Alban, please explain to us what has Albanian got to do with Kosovo? Albania is a separate country and being in NATO has nothing to do with what happens in Kosovo. Albanian doesn't call the shots and Albania will not be attacked.

So once and for all please explain to us how Albania being in NATO benefits you. I keep reading this garbage all the time how Albanian is in NATO so nobody dares to touch Kosovo. How?

Peter Sudyka

pre 14 godina

Kosova-USA

No, NATO will not just leap into action if one of its members decides to attack anyone, they will stay out. Article 5 only comes into play if a NATO member is attacked by someone else, not the other way around.

Why do you think that many NATO members did not take part in the Iraq War?
Did anyone help Turkey in invading Cyprus in the '70s?

So no, Albania would be going in alone against Serbia, and getting their behinds kicked rather hard, if such a war were to happen.

SiriusBlack

pre 14 godina

Why is this sad little man allowed to lie to his own people.

I would have thought that the Serbian people have been lied to enough during their rescent history.

Where is your pride? Get rid of him.

laki bani

pre 14 godina

Peggy, calm down, being NATO ally is of the grate relevance as far as security to anyone is concerned. If you remember 10 years ago it was NATO to change the course which was so devastating to all Balkan’s nations, to (Kosovo) Albanians in particular. You might have noticed the compliance of the two terms; Albanian and Kosova. In other words don’t be so upset when encountering these kinds of information. By the way, for your information; the Kosovo-Albanian border doesn’t exist anymore. Citizen from both sides may travel to both directions without being bothered with custom and bordering bureaucracy procedures.
In the end; I think that Serbia doesn’t “deserve” type of a politician such is Mr. Jeremic; although he is not bad guy, but rather extremely unrealistic

NATO: All for one

pre 14 godina

Alban, please explain to us what has Albanian got to do with Kosovo? Albania is a separate country and being in NATO has nothing to do with what happens in Kosovo. Albanian doesn't call the shots and Albania will not be attacked.

So once and for all please explain to us how Albania being in NATO benefits you. I keep reading this garbage all the time how Albanian is in NATO so nobody dares to touch Kosovo. How?

-----

What do Greece and Cyprus have in common? A mutual defense treaty and "brotherly ties". If Turkey wasn't in NATO and Greece was Turks would not dare to do anything. This is a no brainier for NATO, if one member happens to have a few hundreds troops there and they get hurt...

Kosova-USA

pre 14 godina

Alban, please explain to us what has Albanian got to do with Kosovo? Albania is a separate country and being in NATO has nothing to do with what happens in Kosovo. Albanian doesn't call the shots and Albania will not be attacked.

So once and for all please explain to us how Albania being in NATO benefits you. I keep reading this garbage all the time how Albanian is in NATO so nobody dares to touch Kosovo. How?
(Peggy, 25 June 2009 23:06)


Kosova did not get into NATO but the other way around. If Kosova is attacked as you are alluding than NATO is attacked and in return Albania as NATO member will retaliate since is the closest to Kosova untill other NATO members retaliate as well from a far.

afrimi_ca

pre 14 godina

I dont think so my friends, i have a easy question for you:
How do you think Serbia to get into EU with Kosovo as Serbian like most of you say when EU is spending millions of Euros on Kosovo and they are definetly not giving it to Serbia but the contrary: working hard with Kosovars to get Kosovo into the EU path???

Alban

pre 14 godina

"Why do you think that many NATO members did not take part in the Iraq War?"

Iraq didn't attack USA.

"Did anyone help Turkey in invading Cyprus in the '70s? "

Greece was a NATO member also and Turkey didn't need help.

hmmm

pre 14 godina

Quote: "And, in order for the solution to be acceptable for Serbia, the Albanian citizens of Kosovo need to say that they were wrong regarding the issue of independence and that they accept Serbia as their country,” he added. "


You must be joking Mr. Jeremic. And you are optimistic about this?

An insult to the intelligence of your own people. This is what it is.

Were we wrong because you killed us? Wrong because you destroyed our homes? Wrong because you expelled 1 million of us? Wrong because you continue insulting us? Wrong because we dared to fight for our freedom? Wrong because we want to make sure you never kill us again?

What is it exactly?

Alban

pre 14 godina

"And, in order for the solution to be acceptable for Serbia, the Albanian citizens of Kosovo need to say that they were wrong regarding the issue of independence and that they accept Serbia as their country,”

Is that all you want? No begging in our knees to accept us again? Haha! Sad state of affairs for Serbia, this is Serbia's FM. Serbia's worst night, is the fact that Albania is in NATO, that rules out anything having to so with the military.

Serbia has a chance to get North of Ibar ONLY if ICJ says plainly that Kosova was in violation of International Law. Which we know it's not the case, and even if it was courts stay away from causing new wars /trouble by sidestepping issues already under control

Ron

pre 14 godina

Alban,

Kosovo independence is illegal. You also know that. You may not like that. You may want it not to be a problem but it IS illegal...

Berkeley,

Kosovo will never enter EU. As it is not a state. Kosovo will not enter UN.

Who has to choose here?

Kosovo as part of Serbia can join EU within years. Kosovo as a fake state will never enter EU or UN...

This whole thing is so unncessary!

Ratko

pre 14 godina

to hmm:

People couldn't live their normal lives thanks to those fanatic uck terrorists. How can an economy function with people like that? If you were to go out to buy bread, you had to carry a gun with you, just incase uck comes along to kidnap you (we all know how those innocent people who were kidnapped ended up). What do you have to say about that?

albanians wanted to create a greater albania and steal KiM. This was albanians' dream for a long time, even you should know that. So please spare us your propaganda. You know very well that albanians started brutally killing people first to provoke Serbian army.

Compared to before the war - how many Serbs are living in their original homes today? You need to be ashamed because Serbs are the real victims of albanian fanatics and this brutal american aggression!

hmmm

pre 14 godina

Kosovo as part of Serbia can join EU within years. Kosovo as a fake state will never enter EU or UN...

This whole thing is so unncessary!
(Ron, 25 June 2009 16:16)

EU or UN is not the most important issue here. We are talking about pure survival. For Kosovars, that is not possible under Serbia, as Serbia has tried to exterminate them. It was just 10 years ago, not 100 or 1000. Just 10.

Berkeley

pre 14 godina

Jeremic can claim what he wants. Serbia will not join the EU as long as it didn't recognize Kosovo. Especially, the Scandinavian countries as well as Germany and the Netherlands will make sure of it. UK and France doesn't want a 2nd Cypruss.

You have to decide: EU or Kosovo. Prosperation for the Serbian people or continuation of the same agony of the last 2 decades, prolonged over the next decades. The Kosovarians can wait it out as long as it takes. The were even accepting that when nobody were recognizing their independence during the 90s. Why should they give up when all major industrial powers along with dozens of other countries already recognized them? Jeremic is talking about a wish which nobody will make for him to become true. But as a politician, he just have to say what the people wants to here. The question is, if the people wants to continue to live in that state of agony.

Peggy

pre 14 godina

Alban wrote,

Is that all you want? No begging in our knees to accept us again? Haha! Sad state of affairs for Serbia, this is Serbia's FM. Serbia's worst night, is the fact that Albania is in NATO, that rules out anything having to so with the military.

Alban, please explain to us what has Albanian got to do with Kosovo? Albania is a separate country and being in NATO has nothing to do with what happens in Kosovo. Albanian doesn't call the shots and Albania will not be attacked.

So once and for all please explain to us how Albania being in NATO benefits you. I keep reading this garbage all the time how Albanian is in NATO so nobody dares to touch Kosovo. How?

louise

pre 14 godina

EU is just encouraging serbia to go further and to implement the technical standards for the integration. Serbia has to later to compled the political standards before the full membership.

Jeremic dont lie to the serbian people.

Amer

pre 14 godina

'After such a decision, it is clear that Kosovo will not be able to become a member of any international organizations. Priština will only be able to emerge from this situation through dialogue with Belgrade,” the foreign minister said. '

I don't remember that the Kosovars went to war in order to be able to join international organizations. Not being able to would be be a nuisance, but hardly critical to their running an independent country. It took So. Korea 40+ years to gain UN membership, during which time they became a major economic power.

On the other hand, continuing problems with the neighbors is going to make it impossible for Serbia to join the EU. Spite is expensive.

Peter RV

pre 14 godina

"Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that he believes Serbia will be able to join the European Union without recognizing Kosovo’s unilateral independence"
Notice that now Vuk only 'believes', whilst, until recently, he was practicaly demanding? What a pathetic performance of this man who was explained to the Serbs as their most sincere and intelligent 'statesman-their future leader. In their present government, Serbs have demagoguery as a substitute for diplomacy. When you can't do anything abroad - cheat your own people.

Nuf' already

pre 14 godina

Kosovo independence is illegal. You also know that. You may not like that. You may want it not to be a problem but it IS illegal...
--
The only illegal thing is /was Serbia's oppression as found in Hague. If Kosova's independence was illegal, then UN would have passed a resolution against it.

EA

pre 14 godina

Here are some of the Serbia's funniest stories of the day

"Asked what his optimism was based on, Jeremić said that he believed that the issue of Kosovo’s final status would be resolved before joining the EU, given the dynamics of this process."

The dynamic of the process is that with the inaguration of the motorway connecting Pristina and Durres Jeremic is losing the plot.

“I expect there to be a solution for Kosovo’s future status after the International Court of Justice gives its opinion."

Out of Jeremic curiosity Court's Opinion is not obligatory. That opinion has been pre-judged time ago by Serbia as it has been "warning" about a possible Opinion taken under USA and EU "pressure".

"And, in order for the solution to be acceptable for Serbia, the Albanian citizens of Kosovo need to say that they were wrong regarding the issue of independence and that they accept Serbia as their country,” he added.

I loved that very much. I found it very very funny. No one with a sound mind believes to this joke)))

SiriusBlack

pre 14 godina

Why is this sad little man allowed to lie to his own people.

I would have thought that the Serbian people have been lied to enough during their rescent history.

Where is your pride? Get rid of him.

laki bani

pre 14 godina

Peggy, calm down, being NATO ally is of the grate relevance as far as security to anyone is concerned. If you remember 10 years ago it was NATO to change the course which was so devastating to all Balkan’s nations, to (Kosovo) Albanians in particular. You might have noticed the compliance of the two terms; Albanian and Kosova. In other words don’t be so upset when encountering these kinds of information. By the way, for your information; the Kosovo-Albanian border doesn’t exist anymore. Citizen from both sides may travel to both directions without being bothered with custom and bordering bureaucracy procedures.
In the end; I think that Serbia doesn’t “deserve” type of a politician such is Mr. Jeremic; although he is not bad guy, but rather extremely unrealistic

Rote Kapelle

pre 14 godina

Vuk Jeremić says that he believes ...


It reminds me the famous " I have dream ..." but actually Serbia have to obtain a more realistic foreign policy. While most of the EU went against Serbia this man is just a prisoner of his own imagination. Serbia cannot afford being so naiive !

I personally believe that Serbia have to change it's way towards EU. I believe that the Serbian way to Brussels lies through Moscow. Only if blackmailed the scoundrels will let you in. But for the time being all those statements and other steps of Tadic & Co are just a waste of time and desorientation of the people tired of so many years of being demonized and discriminated.

During 16 years Russia has been knocking at the closed door of the WTO and now that we said that we are ready to enter it only with Belorussia and Kazakhstan they started to panic cause in fact the West is much more interested in our membership. Our main items of export aren't regulated by this agonizing organization and now we have our hands free to put any importing taxes we want. So I believe Serbia should do something of the kind and turn Eastward. It's a pity that Tadic is such a rare guest in Moscow.
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NATO: All for one

pre 14 godina

Alban, please explain to us what has Albanian got to do with Kosovo? Albania is a separate country and being in NATO has nothing to do with what happens in Kosovo. Albanian doesn't call the shots and Albania will not be attacked.

So once and for all please explain to us how Albania being in NATO benefits you. I keep reading this garbage all the time how Albanian is in NATO so nobody dares to touch Kosovo. How?

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What do Greece and Cyprus have in common? A mutual defense treaty and "brotherly ties". If Turkey wasn't in NATO and Greece was Turks would not dare to do anything. This is a no brainier for NATO, if one member happens to have a few hundreds troops there and they get hurt...

afrimi_ca

pre 14 godina

I dont think so my friends, i have a easy question for you:
How do you think Serbia to get into EU with Kosovo as Serbian like most of you say when EU is spending millions of Euros on Kosovo and they are definetly not giving it to Serbia but the contrary: working hard with Kosovars to get Kosovo into the EU path???

Kosova-USA

pre 14 godina

Alban, please explain to us what has Albanian got to do with Kosovo? Albania is a separate country and being in NATO has nothing to do with what happens in Kosovo. Albanian doesn't call the shots and Albania will not be attacked.

So once and for all please explain to us how Albania being in NATO benefits you. I keep reading this garbage all the time how Albanian is in NATO so nobody dares to touch Kosovo. How?
(Peggy, 25 June 2009 23:06)


Kosova did not get into NATO but the other way around. If Kosova is attacked as you are alluding than NATO is attacked and in return Albania as NATO member will retaliate since is the closest to Kosova untill other NATO members retaliate as well from a far.

Peter Sudyka

pre 14 godina

Kosova-USA

No, NATO will not just leap into action if one of its members decides to attack anyone, they will stay out. Article 5 only comes into play if a NATO member is attacked by someone else, not the other way around.

Why do you think that many NATO members did not take part in the Iraq War?
Did anyone help Turkey in invading Cyprus in the '70s?

So no, Albania would be going in alone against Serbia, and getting their behinds kicked rather hard, if such a war were to happen.

Alban

pre 14 godina

"Why do you think that many NATO members did not take part in the Iraq War?"

Iraq didn't attack USA.

"Did anyone help Turkey in invading Cyprus in the '70s? "

Greece was a NATO member also and Turkey didn't need help.