Mesić "Kosovo reality" causes walkout

Serb participants in a Council of Europe (CoE) event in Strasbourg left the gathering today after Croatian President Stjepan Mesić's address.

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Wednesday, 08.07.2009.

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Serb participants in a Council of Europe (CoE) event in Strasbourg left the gathering today after Croatian President Stjepan Mesic's address. Croatia's Hina news agency quotes that country's delegation sources who said that Mesic addressed the gathering and then took questions, referring to Kosovo as being a "reality that Croatia has recognized". Mesic "Kosovo reality" causes walkout He then continued to say that "even if Serbia does not intend to recognize Kosovo's statehood, it should enable cooperation in the region, instead of preventing it". This led to the CoE Summer School of Democracy losing its attendants from Serbia – some of whom came from Kosovo itself – but also those from the Republic of Srpska (RS) and Montenegro, who demonstrated their dissatisfaction with the speech by walking out. Among them were journalists, political party representatives and business people. According to the report, Mesic expressed his regret at their move, "because he believed they should have stayed and discussed it".

Mesić "Kosovo reality" causes walkout

He then continued to say that "even if Serbia does not intend to recognize Kosovo's statehood, it should enable cooperation in the region, instead of preventing it".

This led to the CoE Summer School of Democracy losing its attendants from Serbia – some of whom came from Kosovo itself – but also those from the Republic of Srpska (RS) and Montenegro, who demonstrated their dissatisfaction with the speech by walking out.

Among them were journalists, political party representatives and business people.

According to the report, Mesić expressed his regret at their move, "because he believed they should have stayed and discussed it".

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