Đelić: Serbia can be relied upon
Božidar Đelić claims that in spite of the failure of the Kosovo talks, Serbia will remain a factor of stability in the Balkans.
Thursday, 29.11.2007.
14:06
Bozidar Djelic claims that in spite of the failure of the Kosovo talks, Serbia will remain a factor of stability in the Balkans. At a round table on European integration in Belgrade, the deputy prime minister reiterated that Serbia would continue to seek a negotiated solution for Kosovo. Djelic: Serbia can be relied upon Djelic said that Serbia could not prevent individual countries from recognizing a potential unilateral declaration of Kosovo independence, but that it would do everything it could to convince the international community that any solution to the crisis had to be mutually acceptable. He stressed that Kosovo should not have anything to do with Serbia’s EU integration, as these were two completely separate processes. “EU member-states have recognized that it would not only be unfair, but also unproductive, to ask Serbia to make concessions over Kosovo, in order to facilitate EU membership. That won’t be accepted here, and would suit only those who oppose reforms and European integration,“ said Djelic. The deputy prime minister also addressed the possible consequences of certain EU member-states recognizing an independence declaration. “That’s some members, the EU won’t, the EU is not a UN member, it’s not a state. That’s why, technically, even if it reaches that stage, we will continue to implement the agreement and European agendas,” he stressed. Kosovo Minister Slobodan Samardzic said that the Serbian delegation in Baden had continued its constructive approach in seeking a solution to the Kosovo crisis, while their Kosovo Albanian counterparts had shown once more that they “are not ready for a status dialogue.” In Samardzic’s opinion, the Belgrade team “fully extended the range of what was available in finding a negotiated solution,” while Pristina had behaved as if it had no incentive to negotiate. The Kosovo minister predicted that henceforth Pristina would do only what it was told, stressing that they were “under the complete control of the U.S.” Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said that prior to the UN Security Council session on Kosovo, scheduled for December 19, he would speak to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and representatives of the 15 permanent members of the UNSC, in order to point out to them the importance of adhering to international law when determining the province’s future status. Bozidar Djelic (FoNet, archive)
Đelić: Serbia can be relied upon
Đelić said that Serbia could not prevent individual countries from recognizing a potential unilateral declaration of Kosovo independence, but that it would do everything it could to convince the international community that any solution to the crisis had to be mutually acceptable.He stressed that Kosovo should not have anything to do with Serbia’s EU integration, as these were two completely separate processes.
“EU member-states have recognized that it would not only be unfair, but also unproductive, to ask Serbia to make concessions over Kosovo, in order to facilitate EU membership. That won’t be accepted here, and would suit only those who oppose reforms and European integration,“ said Đelić.
The deputy prime minister also addressed the possible consequences of certain EU member-states recognizing an independence declaration.
“That’s some members, the EU won’t, the EU is not a UN member, it’s not a state. That’s why, technically, even if it reaches that stage, we will continue to implement the agreement and European agendas,” he stressed.
Kosovo Minister Slobodan Samardžić said that the Serbian delegation in Baden had continued its constructive approach in seeking a solution to the Kosovo crisis, while their Kosovo Albanian counterparts had shown once more that they “are not ready for a status dialogue.”
In Samardžić’s opinion, the Belgrade team “fully extended the range of what was available in finding a negotiated solution,” while Priština had behaved as if it had no incentive to negotiate.
The Kosovo minister predicted that henceforth Priština would do only what it was told, stressing that they were “under the complete control of the U.S.”
Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said that prior to the UN Security Council session on Kosovo, scheduled for December 19, he would speak to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and representatives of the 15 permanent members of the UNSC, in order to point out to them the importance of adhering to international law when determining the province’s future status.
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