Slovenia denies plan for Kosovo independence

Janez Janša has refuted the International Herald Tribune’s claims regarding a plan for Kosovo independence.

Izvor: Beta

Friday, 14.12.2007.

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Janez Jansa has refuted the International Herald Tribune’s claims regarding a plan for Kosovo independence. The Tribune yesterday writes that Slovenia has prepared a plan for Kosovo independence to be implemented in the first two months of 2008, and within 48 hours of Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany recognizing the province’s independence. Slovenia denies plan for Kosovo independence Afterwards, the United States and other countries would recognize Kosovo’s independence, adding that the plan involves a “carefully prepared declaration of independence from Pristina, some time after the Serbian elections in early February,“ the Herald Tribune writes, quoting “high European Union officials“ as sources. The daily says that Slovenia will present the plan in January on assuming the EU presidency, though after the EU meeting in Lisbon, Slovenian Prime Minister Jansa dismissed the claims while talking to reporters. The daily writes that after the main EU countries and U.S. recognize Kosovo, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway will follow suit, before being joined by Turkey, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia. However, Jansa said that “Slovenia has not prepared any special plans for Kosovo outside of the EU.“ The Tribune states, however, that “Slovenia wants EU foreign ministers to support independence as soon as it is proclaimed in Kosovo.” After that, the decision would be discussed in March at a ministerial meeting “and the goal of Slovenia’s plan is to lessen the danger of a new crisis in the Balkans and retain EU unity to a greater degree as possible,” the daily writes. It adds that the EU and Europeans have to show “who is boss in their own backyard” and that “Washington and Moscow do not have to tell them what to do.”

Slovenia denies plan for Kosovo independence

Afterwards, the United States and other countries would recognize Kosovo’s independence, adding that the plan involves a “carefully prepared declaration of independence from Priština, some time after the Serbian elections in early February,“ the Herald Tribune writes, quoting “high European Union officials“ as sources.

The daily says that Slovenia will present the plan in January on assuming the EU presidency, though after the EU meeting in Lisbon, Slovenian Prime Minister Janša dismissed the claims while talking to reporters.

The daily writes that after the main EU countries and U.S. recognize Kosovo, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway will follow suit, before being joined by Turkey, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia.

However, Janša said that “Slovenia has not prepared any special plans for Kosovo outside of the EU.“

The Tribune states, however, that “Slovenia wants EU foreign ministers to support independence as soon as it is proclaimed in Kosovo.”

After that, the decision would be discussed in March at a ministerial meeting “and the goal of Slovenia’s plan is to lessen the danger of a new crisis in the Balkans and retain EU unity to a greater degree as possible,” the daily writes.

It adds that the EU and Europeans have to show “who is boss in their own backyard” and that “Washington and Moscow do not have to tell them what to do.”

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