KOSOVO SECESSION FROM SERBIA SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED, RF FM SAYS
PanARMENIAN.Net
14.05.2008 15:45 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Kosovo’s secession of from Serbia should be
reconsidered, Russia’s Foreign Minister said.
"The territory of Kosovo was detached from Serbia unilaterally, what
conflicts with international norms," Sergei Lavrov told journalists in
Yekaterinburg. "The Serbian election was a manifestation of developing
democracy and equality of rights in domestic and foreign policy,"
he said, RBC reports.
Proclaimed on February 17, 2008, the independence of Kosovo was
recognized by 40 countries, including the U.S., France, UK and Germany.
Enlisting Russia’s support, Serbia called in the international
community to annul the Kosovo independence declaration.
Presently, a 16-thousand strong NATO force is deployed in the
breakaway province.