KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE TO SET PRECEDENT FOR SOME 200 TERRITORIES AROUND THE WORLD

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.01.2008 14:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Kosovo independence would set a precedent for some
200 territories around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov said.

"The Russian leadership has never stated that it will recognize
Abkhazia and South Ossetia in case of Kosovo independence," he
said. "Russia perfectly understands what kind of consequences any
separatist process can have."

Lavrov said everything should be done to resolve the status of Kosovo
within the framework of international law, rather than assuming
independence would come, an approach he described as "defeatist",
the RF MFA press office said.

Blocking UN resolution on Kosovo providing for sovereignty under
international supervision, Russia insists on an agreement between
Belgrade and Pristina.

Meanwhile, Washington doesn’t conceal its intention to recognize
independence of Kosovo. The EU adheres to a similar position.