UN Security Council to hold Kosovo session on Aug. 29

The session of the UN Security Council devoted to the situation in Kosovo and Metohija will be held on August 29, the Indian Mission to the UN confirmed today. It will be a regular session of the Council which would consider the latest quarterly report of the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, but this meeting will also provide an opportunity to discuss the crisis caused by unilateral attempts by the Kosovo Albanian authorities to occupy two administrative crossings in the Serb-dominated north. UN Security Council to hold Kosovo session on Aug. 29 The session was originally scheduled for August 24, but it was moved a few days, the Indian Mission said. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic stated a few days ago that the forthcoming meeting of the UNSC will be a moment of truth and that it would become clear what the international community thinks about aggression and use of physical violence with a view to achieving political goals. The forthcoming sitting is very important and it represents a moment of truth about what happened in Kosovo-Metohija over the past few weeks and what the international community's stand on it is, Jeremic said this week in Belgrade. According to Jeremic, it will be known after the UNSC meeting to what degree it is recommendable and desirable for physical force to be used for achieving political goals. Serbia considers this to be unacceptable and that all problems should be solved through dialogue only, and unilateral use of physical violence is unacceptable, Jeremic said. He added that the international community's stand on aggression would be made public after the meeting because, as he said, Serbia sees the events in Kosovo as an attempt of aggression. Aggression must not be tolerated or rewarded and we will try to defend this stand by means of all available resources and arguments, Jeremic said. He said that Serbia would in the coming weeks be in intensive contacts with all members of UN Security Council, particularly those that support the position of Serbia. The crisis in Kosovo brouke out on July 25, when members of the Kosovo police (KPS) units attempted to take administrative crossings in northern Kosovo. Their attempt was prevented by Serbs from northern Kosovo. The crisis ended after nearly two weeks after both sides accepted an agreement reached by representatives of the government of Serbia and KFOR Commander Erhard Buehler. During the crisis, Serbia, with the aid of Russia as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, demanded that an urgent meeting be convened, but this did not happen. Closed consultations were held instead which Jeremic was unable to attend due to opposition from three permanent Security Council members.

UN Security Council to hold Kosovo session on Aug. 29

The session was originally scheduled for August 24, but it was moved a few days, the Indian Mission said.

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić stated a few days ago that the forthcoming meeting of the UNSC will be a moment of truth and that it would become clear what the international community thinks about aggression and use of physical violence with a view to achieving political goals.

The forthcoming sitting is very important and it represents a moment of truth about what happened in Kosovo-Metohija over the past few weeks and what the international community's stand on it is, Jeremić said this week in Belgrade.

According to Jeremić, it will be known after the UNSC meeting to what degree it is recommendable and desirable for physical force to be used for achieving political goals.

Serbia considers this to be unacceptable and that all problems should be solved through dialogue only, and unilateral use of physical violence is unacceptable, Jeremić said.

He added that the international community's stand on aggression would be made public after the meeting because, as he said, Serbia sees the events in Kosovo as an attempt of aggression.

Aggression must not be tolerated or rewarded and we will try to defend this stand by means of all available resources and arguments, Jeremić said.

He said that Serbia would in the coming weeks be in intensive contacts with all members of UN Security Council, particularly those that support the position of Serbia.

The crisis in Kosovo brouke out on July 25, when members of the Kosovo police (KPS) units attempted to take administrative crossings in northern Kosovo.

Their attempt was prevented by Serbs from northern Kosovo.

The crisis ended after nearly two weeks after both sides accepted an agreement reached by representatives of the government of Serbia and KFOR Commander Erhard Buehler.

During the crisis, Serbia, with the aid of Russia as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, demanded that an urgent meeting be convened, but this did not happen.

Closed consultations were held instead which Jeremić was unable to attend due to opposition from three permanent Security Council members.