BORIS TADIC: RESOLUTION OF SOUTH CAUCASUS CONFLICTS MAY DEPEND ON KOSOVO DECISION

PanARMENIAN.Net
02.07.2007 15:27 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Resolution of the Kosovo conflict may change the
situation in the South Caucasus, Serbian President, Chairman of the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), Boris Tadic,
said in Strasbourg July 2.

Settlement of conflicts in the South Caucasus would depend upon the
decision on Kosovo, according to him.

"Kosovo could serve as a precedent for other conflicts. I am hopeful
Kosovo will not be granted independence," he said.

The Serbian President added that irrespective of the decision on Kosovo
he will support the territorial integrity of Serbia. A rash decision
can create problems in many other areas, particularly energy, he noted.

Tadic believes that the situation in Kosovo is similar to Nagorno
Karabakh, Abkhazia, Turkey, Ukraine and Romania. All countries of
the Black Sea region have come across identical problems, he said.

Stressing the necessity of studying the conflicts accurately, Tadic
said officials do not analyze the situation well enough. "We should not
make references to history when speaking on resolution of conflicts,"
the Serbian President stated, Trend reports.