"Belgrade has two fundamental principles for Kosovo"

Serbia will insist on no unilateral moves and Resolution 1244, Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says. In an interview with Tanjug news agency Saturday, Jeremic said that the fresh round of talks on the future status of Kosovo in Vienna tomorrow will see Belgrade insist on adoption of two fundamental principles - a determination that the entire process has to be based on UNSC Resolution 1244 and that no unilateral moves should be made. "Belgrade has two fundamental principles for Kosovo" "UN Security Council Resolution 1244 is a document that must define the negotiation process and the approach to the resolution of the future status. It is a stand of principle that one could hardly dispute. Resolution 1244 defines the whole field and framework of the negotiation process," said Jeremic in an exclusive interview with the agency's director, as it marked its 64th anniversary. No resorting to unilateral decisions will be another principle that the Belgrade authorities will insist on as the talks continue, according to Jeremic. "For as long as there is a threat of unilateral moves, it will be exceptionally difficult to negotiate," he warned. He added that Serbia believes all other principles, "all 14 of them or more", proposed by the negotiation Troika, "may derive from the two fundamental principles." "That's a new element, a new positive, constructive card, a new quality that Belgrade will carry to Vienna," said Jeremic. Vuk Jeremic (FoNet)

"Belgrade has two fundamental principles for Kosovo"

"UN Security Council Resolution 1244 is a document that must define the negotiation process and the approach to the resolution of the future status. It is a stand of principle that one could hardly dispute. Resolution 1244 defines the whole field and framework of the negotiation process," said Jeremić in an exclusive interview with the agency's director, as it marked its 64th anniversary.

No resorting to unilateral decisions will be another principle that the Belgrade authorities will insist on as the talks continue, according to Jeremić.

"For as long as there is a threat of unilateral moves, it will be exceptionally difficult to negotiate," he warned.

He added that Serbia believes all other principles, "all 14 of them or more", proposed by the negotiation Troika, "may derive from the two fundamental principles."

"That's a new element, a new positive, constructive card, a new quality that Belgrade will carry to Vienna," said Jeremić.