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Ahtisaari fails to gain EU support for Kosovo's independence

Belgrade, 14 November 2006

Coordinator of the state team for negotiations on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija Slobodan Samardzic said today that it is evident that at the meeting of EU Council of Ministers, UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari failed to win support of EU countries for Kosovo's independence.

Slobodan Samardzic

Author: Tanjug

Samardzic told the Tanjug news agency that this is one more in a series of Ahtisaari's failures, in addition to those in the Contact Group and the Security Council.

Now it is clear that there are very opposing opinions on the issue in the EU, Samardzic said, and added that a normal negotiating policy will have to be resumed that will lead to a common, or compomising solution reached by Belgrade and Pristina.

He explained that yesterday's meeting of the EU Council of Ministers in Brussels showed that there are sharp differences within the EU on the resolution of Kosovo issue because Ahtisaari's statement was followed by different opinions of the participants in the meeting.

The position of Spain is very interesting for Serbia, since Spanish State Secretary for the European Union Alberto Navarro stated clearly that Spain cannot support any form of Kosovo independence because in doing so it would violate international law, especially the Helsinki Final Act.

This opinion was supported by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and Romanian Foreign Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu. There are also more EU countries that have a negative attitude on the possible independence of Kosovo.