"Many will support Serbian initiative"

Veton Surroi says "many countries" will support Serbia's ICJ initiative at the UN General Assembly.

Izvor: B92

Monday, 06.10.2008.

11:55

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Veton Surroi says "many countries" will support Serbia's ICJ initiative at the UN General Assembly. The Kosovo Albanian politician and journalist added in a statement for B92 that this could halt the wave of Kosovo's recognitions "for a year or two". "Many will support Serbian initiative" "No one, not even Kosovo, can be against an initiative for a court to consider the legality of establishment of an independent state," he said. Surroi, who was a member of the Kosovo delegation during the negotiations over the province's status, added that, should Serbia's resolution gain the support at the UN, many countries will wait for the International Court of Justice's decision. "Many countries that are outside the region and have no direct interests will have a good alibi to say, 'we'll wait and see what the court decides, and then we'll think about recognizing'," heconcluded. Surroi also stated he does not see as humiliating the fact that many countries that have not recognized Kosovo are now finding themselves under the EU pressure, since the states that want to be a part of the EU "must have the same approach to this problem". Surroi also addressed the issue of murdered and exiled Kosovo Serbs to say that the authorities in Pristina will have to grapple with this problem and the responsibility for it, but he was not optimistic that there is the will to solve these issues. Belgrade is asking the ICJ to give its opinion on the legality of the Kosovo Albanians' declaration of independence, but the request must be referred to the court by the United Nations General Assembly. The assembly is meeting in New York on Wednesday to vote on Serbia's resolution.

"Many will support Serbian initiative"

"No one, not even Kosovo, can be against an initiative for a court to consider the legality of establishment of an independent state," he said.

Surroi, who was a member of the Kosovo delegation during the negotiations over the province's status, added that, should Serbia's resolution gain the support at the UN, many countries will wait for the International Court of Justice's decision.

"Many countries that are outside the region and have no direct interests will have a good alibi to say, 'we'll wait and see what the court decides, and then we'll think about recognizing'," heconcluded.

Surroi also stated he does not see as humiliating the fact that many countries that have not recognized Kosovo are now finding themselves under the EU pressure, since the states that want to be a part of the EU "must have the same approach to this problem".

Surroi also addressed the issue of murdered and exiled Kosovo Serbs to say that the authorities in Priština will have to grapple with this problem and the responsibility for it, but he was not optimistic that there is the will to solve these issues.

Belgrade is asking the ICJ to give its opinion on the legality of the Kosovo Albanians' declaration of independence, but the request must be referred to the court by the United Nations General Assembly.

The assembly is meeting in New York on Wednesday to vote on Serbia's resolution.

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