Minister rejects calls to abandon Kosovo talks

Belgrade will not withdraw from the Kosovo dialogue, currently underway with the authorities in Priština, says Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović.

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Tuesday, 12.07.2011.

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Belgrade will not withdraw from the Kosovo dialogue, currently underway with the authorities in Pristina, says Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic. The dialogue, said he, was the only way to solve the problems faced by Serbs, along with the issue of the status of Kosovo. Minister rejects calls to abandon Kosovo talks Any other attempt to reach a solution would be "devastating", the minister warned on Tuesday, speaking in the north of the province. Bogdanovic made the comment after demands from some Serbs in Kosovo for the government to sever all contacts with Pristina, because they believed the dialogue meant a recognition of Kosovo. At the same time, some ethnic Albanian opposition parties in Pristina were also demanding an end to the talks. "We wish to solve the problems faced by Serbs through the dialogue, as well as the status of Kosovo, because we believe that it has not been solved. It's a long and demanding process, but we must move in that direction," said he, and called on the Serb community to show unity. Bogdanovic said that agreements recently reached in Brussels did not prejudice the status of Kosovo in any way - "neither de iure nor de facto". "The government of Serbia will never recognize an independent Kosovo," he was quoted as saying, and adding that "it was not true" that the talks with ethnic Albanians meant a recognition. "That does not mean that people are not entitled to criticize the government's actions, but the pressure must be based on facts, rather than superficial appraisals and partisan interests," Bogdanovic stated. Goran Bogdanovic (file)

Minister rejects calls to abandon Kosovo talks

Any other attempt to reach a solution would be "devastating", the minister warned on Tuesday, speaking in the north of the province.

Bogdanović made the comment after demands from some Serbs in Kosovo for the government to sever all contacts with Priština, because they believed the dialogue meant a recognition of Kosovo.

At the same time, some ethnic Albanian opposition parties in Priština were also demanding an end to the talks.

"We wish to solve the problems faced by Serbs through the dialogue, as well as the status of Kosovo, because we believe that it has not been solved. It's a long and demanding process, but we must move in that direction," said he, and called on the Serb community to show unity.

Bogdanović said that agreements recently reached in Brussels did not prejudice the status of Kosovo in any way - "neither de iure nor de facto".

"The government of Serbia will never recognize an independent Kosovo," he was quoted as saying, and adding that "it was not true" that the talks with ethnic Albanians meant a recognition.

"That does not mean that people are not entitled to criticize the government's actions, but the pressure must be based on facts, rather than superficial appraisals and partisan interests," Bogdanović stated.

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