BAN KI-MOON: KOSOVO CANNOT SERVE AS PRECEDENT FOR OTHER CONFLICTS

armradio.am
18.07.2007 16:02

The independence of Kosovo will not serve as a cause for
intensification of secession movements in other regions, including
Georgia and Azerbaijan, US Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said at a
press conference in New York.

In his words, "the Kosovo issue is unique and must not serve as
precedent either for the Georgian Republic of Abkhazia, nor the
Azerbaijani disputed region of Karabakh." He expressed concern about
UN’s incapacity to solve the issue of Kosovo status. According to the
Secretary General, the further impediment of settlement is extremely
unwanted and can have a negative influence for the peace and stability
not only in the Balkans, but also all over Europe.