Parliament concluded that Serbian negotiators should continue to advocate the platform from January 2006 and positions from the Resolution on the mandate for negotiations on the status of Kosovo-Metohija, adopted by parliament in November 2005.
Serbian parliament requested today that the work on the new constitution be completed as soon as possible, in which Kosovo-Metohija would be defined as part of Serbia with substantial autonomy within the sovereign and democratic Republic of Serbia.
In line with such constitutional position of Kosovo-Metohija, all state bodies will have a constitutional obligation to advocate and protect state interests of Serbia in Kosovo-Metohija in all internal and external political relations, reads parliament's decision.
Serbian parliament also condemned the statement made by UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Status Martti Ahtisaari that the Serbs are guilty as a nation, because it is equally offensive to Serbia, its people and the entire international community.
Serbian parliament finds this position to be contrary to the principles on which international order rests, democratic values and above all to the mandate of the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy, reads parliament's decision.
Out of 224 parliament members present, 221 voted in favour of the report of the state negotiating team, and 219 in favour of the decision.