Slovakia, Spain confirm unchanged position on Kosovo

FM Ivan Mrkić on Thursday spoke on the phone with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav Lajčak, focusing on the Brussels agreement between Belgrade and Priština.

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Thursday, 16.05.2013.

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BELGRADE, BUCHAREST FM Ivan Mrkic on Thursday spoke on the phone with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav Lajcak, focusing on the Brussels agreement between Belgrade and Pristina. The Serbian MFA said in a statement that Lajcak assured Mrkic that his country would not abandon its position to never recognize the so-called state of Kosovo, while the Serbian minister "thanked him for this principled stance." Slovakia, Spain confirm unchanged position on Kosovo The two foreign ministers also "exchanged all current information, especially related to the agreement Belgrade reached with Pristina, the implementation process, and its influence on the strengthening of Serbia's position in Europe and rest of the world." Meanwhile, Spanish FM Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo was visiting Romania on Thursday when he also confirmed that his country's position on Kosovo was unchanged. "Spain will not recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo for as long as Serbia does not accept it," he told a news conference. According to a Beta news agency report, the Spanish minister also stated that to recognize Kosovo would mean to recognize a proclamation that violates the internal constitutional law of former Yugoslavia, and international law. Spain wants to maintain relations both with Belgrade and Pristina in order for the two sides to agree on "trade and administrative relations" - but without crossing the red line of recognizing a unilateral declaration of independence. Cyprus, Greece and Romania are other EU member-states who do not recognize Kosovo. Ethnic Albanians unilaterally declared independence in February 2008. Serbia rejected the proclamation as illegal under its Constitution. Beta Tanjug

Slovakia, Spain confirm unchanged position on Kosovo

The two foreign ministers also "exchanged all current information, especially related to the agreement Belgrade reached with Priština, the implementation process, and its influence on the strengthening of Serbia's position in Europe and rest of the world."

Meanwhile, Spanish FM Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo was visiting Romania on Thursday when he also confirmed that his country's position on Kosovo was unchanged.

"Spain will not recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo for as long as Serbia does not accept it," he told a news conference.

According to a Beta news agency report, the Spanish minister also stated that to recognize Kosovo would mean to recognize a proclamation that violates the internal constitutional law of former Yugoslavia, and international law.

Spain wants to maintain relations both with Belgrade and Priština in order for the two sides to agree on "trade and administrative relations" - but without crossing the red line of recognizing a unilateral declaration of independence.

Cyprus, Greece and Romania are other EU member-states who do not recognize Kosovo.

Ethnic Albanians unilaterally declared independence in February 2008. Serbia rejected the proclamation as illegal under its Constitution.

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