"Russian support unconditional"
FM Vuk Jeremić says that Russia's support for Serbia's diplomatic fight to preserve the country's integrity is not linked to an energy arrangement.
Saturday, 17.01.2009.
13:48
FM Vuk Jeremic says that Russia's support for Serbia's diplomatic fight to preserve the country's integrity is not linked to an energy arrangement. The two countries have recently signed the gas and oil deal, that saw Serbia's state monopoly NIS sold to Gazprom. "Russian support unconditional" But Jeremic told Belgrade's Ekonomist magazine that even if the arrangement had fallen through, Moscow would not desist from backing Belgrade. "At issue are two separate things. Russia's support, when it comes to Kosovo and Metohija, is guided by principles and at no point was it a subject of any trade-offs." The minister also said that last year, "a Kosovo status solution not in line with international law" could have been imposed on Serbia, but that Belgrade's active diplomatic approach ensured that this attempt did not gain adequate institutional support within the international community. "With our battle at the UN General Assembly, that ended successfully, we have placed this issue in a field where we have much higher chances of success. That's the field of international law, which, we believe, was directly violated with the unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence," Jeremic said. He would not comment on what the subject of future stutus talks might be, repeating that "at this point, we are fighting to return to negotiations". Jeremic reminded that Serbia's foreign policy priority is to preserve the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty through peaceful, diplomatic means, and spoke in favor of a "Cypriot model". In 1974, he explained, Cyprus had the same priority, "which did not stop it from joining the EU". The foreign minister also said that EU integrations come next on the list of Serbia's priorities, along with defending the constitutional order and building ties with neighboring countries in the Western Balkans.
"Russian support unconditional"
But Jeremić told Belgrade's Ekonomist magazine that even if the arrangement had fallen through, Moscow would not desist from backing Belgrade."At issue are two separate things. Russia's support, when it comes to Kosovo and Metohija, is guided by principles and at no point was it a subject of any trade-offs."
The minister also said that last year, "a Kosovo status solution not in line with international law" could have been imposed on Serbia, but that Belgrade's active diplomatic approach ensured that this attempt did not gain adequate institutional support within the international community.
"With our battle at the UN General Assembly, that ended successfully, we have placed this issue in a field where we have much higher chances of success. That's the field of international law, which, we believe, was directly violated with the unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence," Jeremić said.
He would not comment on what the subject of future stutus talks might be, repeating that "at this point, we are fighting to return to negotiations".
Jeremić reminded that Serbia's foreign policy priority is to preserve the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty through peaceful, diplomatic means, and spoke in favor of a "Cypriot model". In 1974, he explained, Cyprus had the same priority, "which did not stop it from joining the EU".
The foreign minister also said that EU integrations come next on the list of Serbia's priorities, along with defending the constitutional order and building ties with neighboring countries in the Western Balkans.
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