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Finding common solution to migrant crisis
Belgrade/Nicosia,
19 May 2017
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said today at the 127th ministerial meeting of the Council of Europe in Nicosia that the problem of migrants and refugees requires a joint commitment of all the countries affected by the crisis.
Dacic warned that with every year that passes Europe is facing bigger and bigger challenges and that the basic principles and objectives are not being met, which is much more important than creating and imposing new ones.
He pointed out that the problem of migrants and refugees requires a joint commitment of all, in order to ensure that responses to the current crisis are in line with international obligations and interests of all together and each country individually.
The greatest challenge is mass migration management, while at the same time ensuring the respect for human rights.
In the continuation of his speech, Dacic underlined that, in order to improve the protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, Serbia supports the continued engagement of the Council of Europe in Kosovo -Metohija in full compliance with Security Council Resolution 1244 of the United Nations and the status-neutral approach.
We can concluded with regret that even after several years of implementation of various projects of the Council of Europe, no significant progress in the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Kosovo-Metohija has been achieved, which is especially noticeable in the daily lives of people who do not belong to the Albanian community, and these are mostly Serbs.
The rights that continue to be violated or require additional protection are based on the physical and legal security, to the rights in the field of property, culture and the respect for religious freedom, including free access to cultural and religious heritage. More than 200,000 forcibly internally displaced persons still cannot return to their homes.
Serbia is ready to be a constructive partner to the Council of Europe in its future activities in Kosovo-Metohija, Dacic stated.
He pointed out that the problem of migrants and refugees requires a joint commitment of all, in order to ensure that responses to the current crisis are in line with international obligations and interests of all together and each country individually.
The greatest challenge is mass migration management, while at the same time ensuring the respect for human rights.
In the continuation of his speech, Dacic underlined that, in order to improve the protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, Serbia supports the continued engagement of the Council of Europe in Kosovo -Metohija in full compliance with Security Council Resolution 1244 of the United Nations and the status-neutral approach.
We can concluded with regret that even after several years of implementation of various projects of the Council of Europe, no significant progress in the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Kosovo-Metohija has been achieved, which is especially noticeable in the daily lives of people who do not belong to the Albanian community, and these are mostly Serbs.
The rights that continue to be violated or require additional protection are based on the physical and legal security, to the rights in the field of property, culture and the respect for religious freedom, including free access to cultural and religious heritage. More than 200,000 forcibly internally displaced persons still cannot return to their homes.
Serbia is ready to be a constructive partner to the Council of Europe in its future activities in Kosovo-Metohija, Dacic stated.
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