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Serbian Orthodox Church offers full support to team negotiating on Kosovo-Metohija
Belgrade,
6 December 2005
The first meeting of the Team for political negotiations on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija and the Committee for Kosovo-Metohija of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) was held today in the Serbian government.
Committee representatives reiterated at the meeting the full support of the SPC to the Team for negotiations and conveyed its concern for the population, property and facilities in the province. They recalled that on November 2 and 3 the Committee adopted clear conclusions that Kosovo-Metohija must remain an integral part of Serbia.
Committee members said that as soon as possible it is necessary to pass a law that would regulate the return of the usurped church property in the province. They expressed a wish to help the efforts of the state negotiating team through their future meetings with representatives of other churches and international contacts.
It was unanimously agreed upon at the meeting that in future negotiations international law and principles of safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia must be respected and it was said that a solution must be reached through dialogue and compromise.
Participants of the meeting said that the solution for Kosovo-Metohija must be a lasting and stable one and warned that any imposed solution could have serious and immeasurable consequences not just for the region, but also for Europe and the world.
An agreement was reached that in the future there will be regular communication between the team for political talks on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija and the Committee for Kosovo-Metohija of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Committee members said that as soon as possible it is necessary to pass a law that would regulate the return of the usurped church property in the province. They expressed a wish to help the efforts of the state negotiating team through their future meetings with representatives of other churches and international contacts.
It was unanimously agreed upon at the meeting that in future negotiations international law and principles of safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia must be respected and it was said that a solution must be reached through dialogue and compromise.
Participants of the meeting said that the solution for Kosovo-Metohija must be a lasting and stable one and warned that any imposed solution could have serious and immeasurable consequences not just for the region, but also for Europe and the world.
An agreement was reached that in the future there will be regular communication between the team for political talks on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija and the Committee for Kosovo-Metohija of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
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