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Serbian negotiating team’s letter to Ahtisaari
Belgrade,
30 August 2006
The Serbian government has published the letter forwarded by the Serbian negotiating team for talks on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija to UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy Marti Ahtisaari sent on August 10 2006.
The Serbian government’s website presents the letter in full.
“Dear Mr. Ahtisaari,
The Serbian negotiating team wishes to express to you their deep dissatisfaction and bitterness over the conversation between you and members of the Serbian delegation, which took place on August 8 2006.
On that occasion you received members of our delegation in your capacity as UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for talks on the future status of Kosovo- Metohija, and told them that Serbs are guilty as a nation. All members of the Serbian delegation who were present during that conversation have confirmed this.
The Serbian negotiating team categorically rejects such an assertion, because it has no factual basis, and is at the same time completely unacceptable from a moral point of view. However, such an assertion also raises serious questions regarding your impartiality concerning the ongoing negotiations on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija.
The Serbian negotiating team demands an urgent explanation from you concerning your position in view of the assertion made by you to members of the Serbian delegation in Vienna on August 8 2006. In our opinion, such an explanation is necessary in the interest of continuing the negotiations and the successful conclusion of the negotiating process.”
On behalf of the Serbian negotiating team,
Leon Kojen Slobodan Samardzic
“Dear Mr. Ahtisaari,
The Serbian negotiating team wishes to express to you their deep dissatisfaction and bitterness over the conversation between you and members of the Serbian delegation, which took place on August 8 2006.
On that occasion you received members of our delegation in your capacity as UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for talks on the future status of Kosovo- Metohija, and told them that Serbs are guilty as a nation. All members of the Serbian delegation who were present during that conversation have confirmed this.
The Serbian negotiating team categorically rejects such an assertion, because it has no factual basis, and is at the same time completely unacceptable from a moral point of view. However, such an assertion also raises serious questions regarding your impartiality concerning the ongoing negotiations on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija.
The Serbian negotiating team demands an urgent explanation from you concerning your position in view of the assertion made by you to members of the Serbian delegation in Vienna on August 8 2006. In our opinion, such an explanation is necessary in the interest of continuing the negotiations and the successful conclusion of the negotiating process.”
On behalf of the Serbian negotiating team,
Leon Kojen Slobodan Samardzic
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