Russia's rep to NATO: Kosovo not lost

Russia's new NATO ambassador, Dmitry Rogozin, says Serbia "has not lost Kosovo yet."

Izvor: Tanjug

Sunday, 03.02.2008.

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Russia's new NATO ambassador, Dmitry Rogozin, says Serbia "has not lost Kosovo yet." "In spite of strong pressure from the West, Serbia stands a chance of winning the difficult battle for the preservation of Kosovo and Metohija," Rogozin told Belgrade's Vecernje Novosti newspaper. Russia's rep to NATO: Kosovo not lost He added that "despite the gravity of the situation" a compromise solution can be found for the province's future status. "I have told my collocutors from the West many times: you must not humiliate Serbs. A solution must be sought which would satisfy Serbs as well, because there will otherwise remain great dissatisfaction that nobody will be able to erase from the memory of history." "Even if the Serbian leadership were to be broken at this time and a solution imposed, the west must know that a new generation will be born that will attempt to correct the injustice that has been done to them," Rogozin said. "The West can choose to destabilize the Balkans even further by supporting ethnic Albanians, or to say openly to the leadership in Pristina that they cannot violate international law and usurp territory from the sovereign state of Serbia," the Russian diplomat added. "The West has so far been waging a psychological war, attempting to force Serbs, with its offers, to capitulate voluntarily, to give up territories. Judging from the reactions, it is evident that those who support ethnic Albanians had thought they would realize their plan with much less difficulty." "I am happy that the situation is changing. I earlier had the impression that Serbia and its leadership were demoralized, but now that leadership is openly protecting their national interests," Rogozin concluded.

Russia's rep to NATO: Kosovo not lost

He added that "despite the gravity of the situation" a compromise solution can be found for the province's future status.

"I have told my collocutors from the West many times: you must not humiliate Serbs. A solution must be sought which would satisfy Serbs as well, because there will otherwise remain great dissatisfaction that nobody will be able to erase from the memory of history."

"Even if the Serbian leadership were to be broken at this time and a solution imposed, the west must know that a new generation will be born that will attempt to correct the injustice that has been done to them," Rogozin said.

"The West can choose to destabilize the Balkans even further by supporting ethnic Albanians, or to say openly to the leadership in Priština that they cannot violate international law and usurp territory from the sovereign state of Serbia," the Russian diplomat added.

"The West has so far been waging a psychological war, attempting to force Serbs, with its offers, to capitulate voluntarily, to give up territories. Judging from the reactions, it is evident that those who support ethnic Albanians had thought they would realize their plan with much less difficulty."

"I am happy that the situation is changing. I earlier had the impression that Serbia and its leadership were demoralized, but now that leadership is openly protecting their national interests," Rogozin concluded.

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