Jeremić urges countries to reconsider Kosovo decision

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić yesterday addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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Tuesday, 04.03.2008.

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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic yesterday addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. He called on the countries that have recognized the unilaterally declared Kosovo independence to rethink their decisions and appealed to those that have not acknowledged it yet not to do so, Beta news agency reports. Jeremic urges countries to reconsider Kosovo decision Jeremic praised the UN for "resisting the pressure from a loud minority of countries seeking that jurisdiction over Serbia's southern province be taken by the illegitimate EU mission and thereby violating Resolution 1244." Jeremic added that the hoped the UN would continue this practice. The foreign minister once again stressed that Serbia would never acknowledge "the attempts of the Pristina authorities to unilaterally break away from Serbia," and added that Belgrade "will use all diplomatic and political means to hinder, prevent and finally annul the unilateral, illegal, and illegitimate proclamation of independence of its southern province." "It is not a current policy or stand, but rather a part of the national strategy to keep Serbia whole and free, fully integrated in Europe and actively engaged in the world, which we will pursue as long as Serbia exists. Kosovo will always remain a part of Serbia," Jeremic underlined. Speaking about respect for human rights, Jeremic said since the ouster of Slobodan Milosevic in October 2000, Serbia has made enormous progress in this field. Jeremic further said that unlike in the territories that are under the direct control of the government, the human rights situation in Kosovo is very poor. He stressed that prior to the deployment of UN and NATO forces in June 1999, hundreds of thousands of Kosovo Serbs, Roma, Bosniaks and others were ethnically cleansed from Kosovo and added that hundreds of people were killed and thousands reported as missing.

Jeremić urges countries to reconsider Kosovo decision

Jeremić praised the UN for "resisting the pressure from a loud minority of countries seeking that jurisdiction over Serbia's southern province be taken by the illegitimate EU mission and thereby violating Resolution 1244."

Jeremić added that the hoped the UN would continue this practice.

The foreign minister once again stressed that Serbia would never acknowledge "the attempts of the Priština authorities to unilaterally break away from Serbia," and added that Belgrade "will use all diplomatic and political means to hinder, prevent and finally annul the unilateral, illegal, and illegitimate proclamation of independence of its southern province."

"It is not a current policy or stand, but rather a part of the national strategy to keep Serbia whole and free, fully integrated in Europe and actively engaged in the world, which we will pursue as long as Serbia exists. Kosovo will always remain a part of Serbia," Jeremić underlined.

Speaking about respect for human rights, Jeremić said since the ouster of Slobodan Milošević in October 2000, Serbia has made enormous progress in this field.

Jeremić further said that unlike in the territories that are under the direct control of the government, the human rights situation in Kosovo is very poor.

He stressed that prior to the deployment of UN and NATO forces in June 1999, hundreds of thousands of Kosovo Serbs, Roma, Bosniaks and others were ethnically cleansed from Kosovo and added that hundreds of people were killed and thousands reported as missing.

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