"Serbia goes only where 1244 is respected"

President Boris Tadic says Serbia will take part in all regional forums where Kosovo's presence is treated in line with the UN Resolution 1244. This also applies to the regional forum in Kranj, he told reporters in Novi Sad on Sunday, referring to the conference planned for later this month in Slovenia. "Serbia goes only where 1244 is respected" "Those principles are more than clear, and not subject to change. Serbia will not participate in any regional forum that has no respect for UN principles, which includes respect of Resolution 1244," Tadic said after meeting with Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom. Serbia wants Albanian representatives and all Kosovo institutions to participate in regional forums, and it has no strategic aim to block cooperation and communication, but wants Kosovo's regional participation to be executed in a way that does not question Serbia's integrity. "A regional forum cannot represent an implicit recognition of Kosovo's independence, because Serbia will neither implicitly nor explicitly recognize Kosovo's independence, either by its decisions or with its participation in regional forums and meetings," Tadic said. He added that, if those principles are respected in Slovenia, Serbia will take part in the regional forum, which was also discussed at the recent meeting with Croatian and Slovenian officials.

"Serbia goes only where 1244 is respected"

"Those principles are more than clear, and not subject to change. Serbia will not participate in any regional forum that has no respect for UN principles, which includes respect of Resolution 1244," Tadić said after meeting with Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom.

Serbia wants Albanian representatives and all Kosovo institutions to participate in regional forums, and it has no strategic aim to block cooperation and communication, but wants Kosovo's regional participation to be executed in a way that does not question Serbia's integrity.

"A regional forum cannot represent an implicit recognition of Kosovo's independence, because Serbia will neither implicitly nor explicitly recognize Kosovo's independence, either by its decisions or with its participation in regional forums and meetings," Tadić said.

He added that, if those principles are respected in Slovenia, Serbia will take part in the regional forum, which was also discussed at the recent meeting with Croatian and Slovenian officials.