CoE: Kosovo, Karabakh, Cyprus and Transdnistria independence should be decided by UN

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.01.2007 18:05 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis
considers that the UN should decide whether to grant independence to
Kosovo, Nagorno Karabakh, Cyprus, Transdnistria and other territories.

"Only the UN can grant independence. The CoE is not empowered to make
decisions on Kosovo’s independence," Terry Davis said. Meanwhile,
Lord Russel-Johnston, who submitted a report on Kosovo to the CoE
today, said that Kosovo should be granted independence under a number
of conditions. "Return of Kosovo under the aegis of Belgrade will
only deteriorate the problem, since the sides have been contacting
with the assistance of mediators for a long time already," he said,
reports RFE/RL.