Koštunica calls on U.S. to annul Kosovo decision

Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica says Washington must annul its decision to recognize Kosovo's secession.

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Sunday, 24.02.2008.

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Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica says Washington must annul its decision to recognize Kosovo's secession. In this way, Kostunica said Sunday in Belgrade, international legal norms will once again be established. Kostunica calls on U.S. to annul Kosovo decision "The United States of America must annul the decision to recognize a false state on the territory of Serbia, and create conditions for the United Nations Security Council to confirm the validity of Resolution 1244, which guarantees Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Kostunica said. "This is the right way to once again establish the fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter in the region of the Balkans," the prime minister continued. Echoing his adviser's statement late last evening, he said the U.S. are now responsible for making sure that things "return to their previous state". He also said Washington is responsible to secure stability and peace in the region by confirming 1244 at the UN SC. "Otherwise, a continued policy of force will only deepen this crisis that undermines the foundations of the entire world order and threatens peace and stability, not only in the Balkans," Kostunica warned. The prime minister also expressed the government's gratitude to a large number of countries that have not recognized the existence of a false state on Serbia's territory. "All these countries in this way defend peace, stability and freedom, as the highest values of the modern world," he concluded. Kostunica is due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin's likely successor, Dmitry Medvedev. It has been confirmed that Kosovo will top the agenda as the pair meet in Belgrade Monday.z In the meantime, Kostunica's adviser Branislav Ristivojevic also spoke to Beta today to call on Washington to revoke its Kosovo decision, and "avoid much greater damage to the region and the world". "The U.S. has a completely wrong prognosis that Serbia's resistance will last a day, and that it will be expressed with little anger, after which, everything would be fine," he said. "But America will realize, sooner or later, that Serbia's resistance will last until it annuls its recognition of the false state of Kosovo, and until they admit that Kosovo is Serbia," Ristivojevic. Vojislav Kostunica (FoNet archive)

Koštunica calls on U.S. to annul Kosovo decision

"The United States of America must annul the decision to recognize a false state on the territory of Serbia, and create conditions for the United Nations Security Council to confirm the validity of Resolution 1244, which guarantees Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Koštunica said.

"This is the right way to once again establish the fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter in the region of the Balkans," the prime minister continued.

Echoing his adviser's statement late last evening, he said the U.S. are now responsible for making sure that things "return to their previous state".

He also said Washington is responsible to secure stability and peace in the region by confirming 1244 at the UN SC.

"Otherwise, a continued policy of force will only deepen this crisis that undermines the foundations of the entire world order and threatens peace and stability, not only in the Balkans," Koštunica warned.

The prime minister also expressed the government's gratitude to a large number of countries that have not recognized the existence of a false state on Serbia's territory.

"All these countries in this way defend peace, stability and freedom, as the highest values of the modern world," he concluded.

Koštunica is due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin's likely successor, Dmitry Medvedev. It has been confirmed that Kosovo will top the agenda as the pair meet in Belgrade Monday.ž

In the meantime, Koštunica's adviser Branislav Ristivojević also spoke to Beta today to call on Washington to revoke its Kosovo decision, and "avoid much greater damage to the region and the world".

"The U.S. has a completely wrong prognosis that Serbia's resistance will last a day, and that it will be expressed with little anger, after which, everything would be fine," he said.

"But America will realize, sooner or later, that Serbia's resistance will last until it annuls its recognition of the false state of Kosovo, and until they admit that Kosovo is Serbia," Ristivojević.

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