ICJ conclusion on Kosovo "will be neutral"

ICJ President Hisashi Owada says that the advisory opinion concerning the legality of the Kosovo Albanian UDI would not be "a clear yes or no". The proceedings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague in this case are ongoing. Last year, Serbia asked for the court to give its opinion on whether the February 2008 unilateral proclamation of independence by Kosovo's ethnic Albanians was legal. ICJ conclusion on Kosovo "will be neutral" "It will be necessary to read the answer thoroughly, since the judges can have different opinions," Owada told RIA Novosti. He explained that the court's conclusion would be on 30 pages, and that the document would "simply have to be studied". The ICJ will hold an open discussion on the issue December 1-11, 2009, and it is expected that the judges will deliver their opinion a few months after, says the Russian agency.

ICJ conclusion on Kosovo "will be neutral"

"It will be necessary to read the answer thoroughly, since the judges can have different opinions," Owada told RIA Novosti.

He explained that the court's conclusion would be on 30 pages, and that the document would "simply have to be studied".

The ICJ will hold an open discussion on the issue December 1-11, 2009, and it is expected that the judges will deliver their opinion a few months after, says the Russian agency.