Šutanovac grateful for Romanian support
Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac on Monday traveled to the Romanian capital of Bucharest.
Tuesday, 07.07.2009.
11:23
Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac on Monday traveled to the Romanian capital of Bucharest. He thanked the Romanian government for its support to Serbia in the European integration process and for its principled position on refusing to recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and Metohija. Sutanovac grateful for Romanian support Addressing reporters after a meeting with his Romanian counterpart Mihai Stanisoara, Sutanovac said that Serbia's best bilateral relations in the region were with Romania, which were particularly strong because of the country's principled approach to the Kosovo issue. "The modern world is based on international law and we are convinced that we are only protecting it with our principled stand," Sutanovac said, adding that Serbia also highly appreciated Romania's support in the matter of visa liberalization, because it knew that support was honest. He went on to say that he had conveyed to his colleague dissatisfaction over the announced reduction of the Romanian contingent in KFOR, and added that the foreign military presence in the province should not be downsized, but rather the police presence should be bolstered due to highly developed organized crime. "KFOR guarantees security and stability in Kosovo and Metohija, but an equally important matter not recognized by the international community is the battle against organized crime," Sutanovac said, adding that Kosovo was not under military threat, but under the threat of crime, corruption, drug, arms and human trafficking, and illegal migration. Sutanovac also said that bilateral military cooperation between the two countries was at an excellent level, but pointed out that there was room for improvement in the field of military education, training and the exchange of experiences, which Romania had in peacekeeping missions. The Romanian minister said his country would gladly share its experiences in association with the EU, the Partnership for Peace and in participation in peacekeeping missions with Serbia, reiterating that Romania would never recognize the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo. He also said that Romanian soldiers would remain in KFOR and that Romania would continue to advocate the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and the neutral status of EULEX. Stanisoara, Sutanovac in Bucharest on Monday
Šutanovac grateful for Romanian support
Addressing reporters after a meeting with his Romanian counterpart Mihai Stanisoara, Šutanovac said that Serbia's best bilateral relations in the region were with Romania, which were particularly strong because of the country's principled approach to the Kosovo issue."The modern world is based on international law and we are convinced that we are only protecting it with our principled stand," Šutanovac said, adding that Serbia also highly appreciated Romania's support in the matter of visa liberalization, because it knew that support was honest.
He went on to say that he had conveyed to his colleague dissatisfaction over the announced reduction of the Romanian contingent in KFOR, and added that the foreign military presence in the province should not be downsized, but rather the police presence should be bolstered due to highly developed organized crime.
"KFOR guarantees security and stability in Kosovo and Metohija, but an equally important matter not recognized by the international community is the battle against organized crime," Šutanovac said, adding that Kosovo was not under military threat, but under the threat of crime, corruption, drug, arms and human trafficking, and illegal migration.
Šutanovac also said that bilateral military cooperation between the two countries was at an excellent level, but pointed out that there was room for improvement in the field of military education, training and the exchange of experiences, which Romania had in peacekeeping missions.
The Romanian minister said his country would gladly share its experiences in association with the EU, the Partnership for Peace and in participation in peacekeeping missions with Serbia, reiterating that Romania would never recognize the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo.
He also said that Romanian soldiers would remain in KFOR and that Romania would continue to advocate the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and the neutral status of EULEX.
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