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Draskovic delivers letter from Tadic and Kostunica to Bolton

Belgrade/New York, 7 February 2006

Serbia-Montenegrin Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Draskovic delivered in New York to the Chairman of the UN Security Council, US Ambassador John Bolton, a letter from Serbian President Boris Tadic and Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica addressed to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of cutting electricity and telephone connections to Serbs in enclaves in Kosovo.

Draskovic requested that the letter be delivered to all members of the Security Council ahead of a session scheduled for February 14 at which the Security Council will examine the report of the UN Secretary-General on the fulfillment of standards in Kosovo-Metohija, read a statement by the Serbia-Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the talks with Bolton, Draskovic said that the increased violation of Kosovo Serbs' elementary rights has been spurred by the stance of some member countries of the Contact Group that the negotiations on Kosovo's future status should be completed this year by declaring its independence.

Serbia-Montenegro insists and will continue to insist on a compromise grounded in international norms, the UN Security Council Resolution 1244, recommendations of UN Special Envoy for Standards in Kosovo-Metohija Kai Eide and guiding principles of the Contact Group, said Minister Draskovic. He voiced hope that the power of law will be stronger than any dictatorship and force, the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded.