FRENCH REPRESENTATIVE: "LAST DEVELOPMENTS IN ABKHAZIA, SOUTH OSSETIA AND NAGORNO KARABAKH ONCE AGAIN CONFIRM KOSOVO AS A PRECEDENT"
Azeri Press Agency
March 6 2008
Azerbaijan
Baku. Tamara Grigorieva – APA. "Kosovo’s declaration of independence
creates precedent", said Louis Bouvard, French representative at the
NATO PA 68th Rose-Roth seminar in Baku, APA reports.
"We see these processes in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno
Karabakh. Last developments show that Kosovo is a precedent in fact",
said L.Bouvard and added that it created problem for the regional
stability as well.
Serbian representative U.Vaynovic expressed gratitude to Azerbaijan for
non-recognition of Kosovo’s independence. He said following Kosovo’s
declaration of independence such precedent problems began in Abkhazia,
South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh, which was damaging the regional
stability. "We think the countries recognized Kosovo’s independence
have to change their positions.