UN SECURITY COUNCIL NOT ABLE TO SETTLE KOSOVO PROBLEM
PanARMENIAN.Net
17.07.2007 15:10 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During his press conference in New York headquarters
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon once again said he is concerned
over Security Council’s inability to determine the future status of
Kosovo. Ban Ki-moon stated to journalists that further delays in this
issue are extremely undesirable and may have negative consequences not
only on Balkans’ peace and stability, but also of entire Europe. "I
hope SC members will manage to settle this problem proceeding from
recommendations made by my special representative. I have personally
discussed this issue with the heads of countries, which are represented
in the Security Council, including Russian President Vladimir
Putin. The Ahtisaari recommendations include all elements necessary
for determining Kosovo’s future status," the UN Sec. Gen. said. At
the same time he added granting actual independence to Kosovo "will
not serve as an example for separatists in other countries".
Meanwhile, Moscow has already stated he will not support the new draft
resolution on Kosovo and will speak for new talks between Kosovo
and Serbia with a new mediator. "We think that the Ahtisaari plan
has failed. New impartial talks with a new impartial mediator are
needed. We say this to the Security Council," Russia’s UN Ambassador
Vitaly Churkin stated.
In his part Serbia is ready to settle the Kosovo problem through
open dialog and compromises with the Albanian side, Serbia’s UN
Ambassador Stanimir Vukiæeviæ stated. He said, Kosovo and Metohija
are very delicate problems for the Serbian side, since they make
15% of Serbia’s territory. "That’s why we treat it with the full
right to keep country’s territorial integrity. Our struggle bases
on the international law, UN Charter, which guarantees integrity for
internationally recognized states.
Serbia is ready to settle the Kosovo problem through open dialog and
compromises with the Albanian side, but we are against any dictated
unilateral solutions, since we are sure that such a solution will not
contribute to the peace and stability of the region," the diplomat
concluded.
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