Russia to monitor Kosovo while heading UN
Vitaly Churkin says that Russia will “keep an eye on the Kosovo situation” while heading the UN Security Council.
Monday, 17.03.2008.
19:42
Vitaly Churkin says that Russia will “keep an eye on the Kosovo situation” while heading the UN Security Council. “Firstly, we will discuss the new resolution to combat terrorism. Russia is one of the initiators for putting it on the agenda. We will also address the situation in Afghanistan and hold regular meetings regarding the Middle East, and analyze the situation on the African continent. Of course, we will also continue to monitor the Kosovo situation,” said the Russian UN ambassador yesterday. Russia to monitor Kosovo while heading UN He reiterated that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had said that “Resolution 1244, which speaks of Serbia’s territorial integrity, remains in force, and the UN’s presence in Kosovo will continue within the resolution’s framework, and there is no political, legal or moral justification for the unilateral declaration of independence.” “This statement by the secretary general was not met with opposition by any members of the Security Council. Russia will insist that the Kosovo question remain at the top of the Security Council’s agenda, and that the illegal dispatch of the EU mission does not disrupt the work of UN representatives,” Churkin underlined. The ambassador said that “in some documents, the EU mentions some kind of period of 120 days,” after which the EU mission would take over from its UN counterpart. “It is completely unclear where they got this from. If they try in any way to implement this set-up, it would realistically go against Resolution 1244 and international law. The question of how the mission will function in the territory is their own personal matter,” he said. Churkin also talked of the possibility of Kosovo becoming a UN member-state. “As far as Kosovo’s hypothetical membership of the UN is concerned, I think that it is too early to even ask such a question. A legal solution to the problem between Belgrade and Pristina is still a possibility. As far as formality is concerned, the decision to accept a new member is passed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council." "And, since two of the members of the Security Council – Russia and China – are against the province’s unilateral independence declaration, there is no chance of Kosovo receiving a positive recommendation,” the ambassador warned. Asked whether the presence of a Russian peacekeeping unit in the Balkans was possible, Churkin said that “such discussions have never been led by anyone from our country, or at any official level. I only stand by official statements made by our country’s leadership relating to the situation in the Balkans,” he said.
Russia to monitor Kosovo while heading UN
He reiterated that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had said that “Resolution 1244, which speaks of Serbia’s territorial integrity, remains in force, and the UN’s presence in Kosovo will continue within the resolution’s framework, and there is no political, legal or moral justification for the unilateral declaration of independence.”“This statement by the secretary general was not met with opposition by any members of the Security Council. Russia will insist that the Kosovo question remain at the top of the Security Council’s agenda, and that the illegal dispatch of the EU mission does not disrupt the work of UN representatives,” Churkin underlined.
The ambassador said that “in some documents, the EU mentions some kind of period of 120 days,” after which the EU mission would take over from its UN counterpart.
“It is completely unclear where they got this from. If they try in any way to implement this set-up, it would realistically go against Resolution 1244 and international law. The question of how the mission will function in the territory is their own personal matter,” he said.
Churkin also talked of the possibility of Kosovo becoming a UN member-state.
“As far as Kosovo’s hypothetical membership of the UN is concerned, I think that it is too early to even ask such a question. A legal solution to the problem between Belgrade and Priština is still a possibility. As far as formality is concerned, the decision to accept a new member is passed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council."
"And, since two of the members of the Security Council – Russia and China – are against the province’s unilateral independence declaration, there is no chance of Kosovo receiving a positive recommendation,” the ambassador warned.
Asked whether the presence of a Russian peacekeeping unit in the Balkans was possible, Churkin said that “such discussions have never been led by anyone from our country, or at any official level. I only stand by official statements made by our country’s leadership relating to the situation in the Balkans,” he said.
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