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Kostunica calls on Bucharest to back Kosovo decentralisation plan
Belgrade / Bucharest,
17 May 2004
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica called on Romania today to back the Serbian government’ plan to ensure full rights for ethnic minorities in Kosovo-Metohija.
Vojislav Kostunica
Following a meeting with Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, Kostunica reiterated that the Serbian government’s plan for decentralisation in Kosovo-Metohija and autonomy for Serbs and other minorities in the province is the only rational solution, with the aim to secure basic rights for all citizens in Kosovo-Metohija.
As for economic cooperation, the strengthening of all communication links between the two countries took priority in the talks, said Kostunica and added that the Konstanza-Omisalj oil pipeline, Timisoara-Mokrin gas pipeline, and Belgrade-Timisoara motorway were high on the agenda.
Kostunica said that a request by Romania, as an EU candidate-country, to introduce a visa regime between the two countries was thoroughly discussed. According to him, restoring the visa regime would represent an unnecessary additional burden on Serbian-Romanian cooperation. For that reason, it was decided that Belgrade and Bucharest, through their embassies in Brussels, request an opinion from the European Union.
During the one-day visit to Romania, Kostunica is scheduled to meet with Romanian President Ion Iliescu, and presidents of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate Valer Dorneanu and Nicolae Vacaroiu.
The Serbian delegation, including Vojislav Kostunica, Minister of Energy and Mining Radomir Naumov, Minister of Trade, Tourism and Services Bojan Dimitrijevic and Deputy Foreign Minister of Serbia-Montenegro Predrag Boskovic will also visit Timisoara, where they will meet with representatives of the Serbian community and the Timisoara mayor.
As for economic cooperation, the strengthening of all communication links between the two countries took priority in the talks, said Kostunica and added that the Konstanza-Omisalj oil pipeline, Timisoara-Mokrin gas pipeline, and Belgrade-Timisoara motorway were high on the agenda.
Kostunica said that a request by Romania, as an EU candidate-country, to introduce a visa regime between the two countries was thoroughly discussed. According to him, restoring the visa regime would represent an unnecessary additional burden on Serbian-Romanian cooperation. For that reason, it was decided that Belgrade and Bucharest, through their embassies in Brussels, request an opinion from the European Union.
During the one-day visit to Romania, Kostunica is scheduled to meet with Romanian President Ion Iliescu, and presidents of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate Valer Dorneanu and Nicolae Vacaroiu.
The Serbian delegation, including Vojislav Kostunica, Minister of Energy and Mining Radomir Naumov, Minister of Trade, Tourism and Services Bojan Dimitrijevic and Deputy Foreign Minister of Serbia-Montenegro Predrag Boskovic will also visit Timisoara, where they will meet with representatives of the Serbian community and the Timisoara mayor.
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