EC, Russia react to Kosovo organs trade

The European Commission said that it is necessary for the Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty to provide tangible evidence.

Izvor: Beta

Thursday, 16.12.2010.

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The European Commission said that it is necessary for the Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty to provide tangible evidence. Marty should to corroborate the claims that Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci had committed war crimes, in order for EULEX to start further investigation of the matter, Beta reports from Brussels. EC, Russia react to Kosovo organs trade Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic told a news conference that accusations of the Council of Europe and the issue of the electoral process in Kosovo and the possibility of Hashim Thaci being re-appointed as prime minister, despite the grave accusations of crimes, were two separate processes. She thus responded to a remark that Marty's report stated that Thaci is "untouchable" and under protection of the U.S. and other countries that have recognized Kosovo. Russia seriously concerned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Moscow on Dec. 15 that Russia was very concerned by information about the contents of the Council of Europe report on Kosovo, and called for the contents of the document to be made available to the general public. "Information on human trafficking appeared a while ago and then, as I understand, a professional investigation was conducted. The contents of this document must not remain closed to the public," Lavrov told a news conference after a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic. He recalled that there were cases when reports about certain events in the Balkans were covered up. He cited the example of a report by Finnish pathologists who had investigated the events in the village of Racak in 1999, which served as an introduction to the NATO bombing of then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Lavrov said that this report has not been publicized yet, which is why the media must have free access to the Council of Europe report, because these are "very serious matters."

EC, Russia react to Kosovo organs trade

Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic told a news conference that accusations of the Council of Europe and the issue of the electoral process in Kosovo and the possibility of Hashim Thaci being re-appointed as prime minister, despite the grave accusations of crimes, were two separate processes.

She thus responded to a remark that Marty's report stated that Thaci is "untouchable" and under protection of the U.S. and other countries that have recognized Kosovo.

Russia seriously concerned

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Moscow on Dec. 15 that Russia was very concerned by information about the contents of the Council of Europe report on Kosovo, and called for the contents of the document to be made available to the general public.

"Information on human trafficking appeared a while ago and then, as I understand, a professional investigation was conducted. The contents of this document must not remain closed to the public," Lavrov told a news conference after a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremić.

He recalled that there were cases when reports about certain events in the Balkans were covered up. He cited the example of a report by Finnish pathologists who had investigated the events in the village of Račak in 1999, which served as an introduction to the NATO bombing of then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Lavrov said that this report has not been publicized yet, which is why the media must have free access to the Council of Europe report, because these are "very serious matters."

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