Jeremić seeks support of Non-Aligned

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić has asked the Non-Aligned Movement member states for their support at the UN General Assembly.

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 31.07.2008.

12:36

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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic has asked the Non-Aligned Movement member states for their support at the UN General Assembly. Serbia plans to launch an initiative there in September to seek the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on whether Kosovo's attempt at secession is in accordance with international law. Jeremic seeks support of Non-Aligned “I hope that the members will recognize the full consistency of Serbia's position on the Kosovo issue with the principles of the Movement, and that you will rally to our cause as if we were still fully one of your own,” said Jeremic in his address to the 15th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran. By having recourse to the ICJ, the General Assembly would ensure that the “Kosovo issue becomes a symbol of renewed endorsement for the rule of law by the international community,” underlined the minister. “Our forthcoming initiative is in full harmony with Paragraph 16 of the draft Tehran Final Document which states that the Movement ‘invites the General Assembly […] to request advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice on legal questions arising within the scope of their activities,” he explained. Jeremic said that the unilateral declaration of Kosovo independence constituted a blatant violation of the UN Charter and ran counter to Security Council Resolution 1244 's binding obligation on all member-states to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia. “The vast majority of both the UN and the Movement's member states have continued to abide by these principles, and have not recognized this attempt at secession. On behalf of the Republic of Serbia, I want to express my profound appreciation to them for their strict commitment to the principles of international law,” the minister stressed. He added that Serbia was determined to become a member of the European Union, but that it also continued to embrace the values of the Non-Aligned Movement in which it has the status of an observer-state. Vuk Jeremic (FoNet)

Jeremić seeks support of Non-Aligned

“I hope that the members will recognize the full consistency of Serbia's position on the Kosovo issue with the principles of the Movement, and that you will rally to our cause as if we were still fully one of your own,” said Jeremić in his address to the 15th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran.

By having recourse to the ICJ, the General Assembly would ensure that the “Kosovo issue becomes a symbol of renewed endorsement for the rule of law by the international community,” underlined the minister.

“Our forthcoming initiative is in full harmony with Paragraph 16 of the draft Tehran Final Document which states that the Movement ‘invites the General Assembly […] to request advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice on legal questions arising within the scope of their activities,” he explained.

Jeremić said that the unilateral declaration of Kosovo independence constituted a blatant violation of the UN Charter and ran counter to Security Council Resolution 1244 's binding obligation on all member-states to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia.

“The vast majority of both the UN and the Movement's member states have continued to abide by these principles, and have not recognized this attempt at secession. On behalf of the Republic of Serbia, I want to express my profound appreciation to them for their strict commitment to the principles of international law,” the minister stressed.

He added that Serbia was determined to become a member of the European Union, but that it also continued to embrace the values of the Non-Aligned Movement in which it has the status of an observer-state.

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