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Serbia advocates continuation of negotiations on Kosovo-Metohija status
Belgrade/New York,
19 March 2007
President of the Coordinating Centre for Kosovo-Metohija Sanda Raskovic-Ivic said today at the session of the UN Security Council that Serbia advocates continuation of negotiations on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija since that is the only way to reach a just and viable solution.
Sanda Raskovic-Ivic
Author:
Tanjug
Addressing the regular session of the Security Council in New York, Raskovic-Ivic stressed that Serbia firmly stands by the conviction that the Security Council will be consistent in respecting the UN Charter which would allow a real process of negotiation on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija to begin, with new mediators.
The Serbian government strongly supports the Russian initiative for continuing negotiations and calls for dialogue and continuation of actual and thorough talks, on the basis of the SC Resolution 1244, said Raskovic-Ivic. She added that only such talks could lead to a solution based on compromise and agreement which is in accordance with the UN Charter, and of benefit both to Serbs and ethnic-Albanians.
She said that it is important to give the talks this aim considering the fact that Ahtisaari’s proposal does not fulfill a single condition to appear before the Security Council since it presents solely the interests of ethnic-Albanians and is in direct violation of the UN Charter.
Raskovic-Ivic recalled that Serbia is ready to provide the highest degree of autonomy to ethnic-Albanians, creating the most suitable conditions for them to regulate their future in the province.
According to Raskovic-Ivic, regulation of the province, based on true democratic principles with substantial autonomy, is a realistic and viable solution, and excludes the creation of dangerous precedents which could jeopardize the peace and stability of not just the region, and a serious effect on the entire world order.
She reiterated that the negotiations in Vienna were unsuccessful and did not produce any result, that Ahtisaari according to his mandate should have been a mediator in the process of reaching a compromise, and not, as he has done, impose a solution which is suitable only for the Albanian side.
Ahtisaari’s proposal was not drafted by two negotiating sides, he also ignored or rejected almost 500 amendments presented by Belgrade and has delivered to Serbia a proposal for imposing a solution which violates the UN Charter, the SC Resolution 1244, the OSCE Helsinki Final Act and the Serbian Constitution, said Raskovic-Ivic.
She added that it was to be expected that Serbia would reject that plan, just as any other country would do, because it proposes that a part of its territory be snatched away.
At the session where the regular quarterly UNMIK report on the situation in the province was presented, Raskovic-Ivic voiced dissatisfaction with the fact that the situation was described as stable, but fragile, although violence and attacks against Serbs and other non-Albanians occur every day.
The truth that can be easily checked is that in all crucial matters standards are not being fulfilled, she underlined and pointed to many, ethnically-motivated attacks against Serbs and other non-Albanians - 52 in the past three months, including systematic intimidation, threats of massive exodus, defiling of churches and cemeteries, the appearance of para-military formations, kidnappings and beatings.
Raskovic-Ivic requested that the Security Council ensures that Resolution 1244, which guarantees peace and safety to the population in the province, is respected.
She said that the issue of return of the refugees is most worrying, since their houses are being repaired, but the conditions for their return are not being created. She added that according to UNHCR data, only 1,608 people returned in 2006, of whom 31% are Serbs and 54% Roma.
Raskovic-Ivic also said that the privatisation of companies in Kosovo is discriminatory.
The Serbian government strongly supports the Russian initiative for continuing negotiations and calls for dialogue and continuation of actual and thorough talks, on the basis of the SC Resolution 1244, said Raskovic-Ivic. She added that only such talks could lead to a solution based on compromise and agreement which is in accordance with the UN Charter, and of benefit both to Serbs and ethnic-Albanians.
She said that it is important to give the talks this aim considering the fact that Ahtisaari’s proposal does not fulfill a single condition to appear before the Security Council since it presents solely the interests of ethnic-Albanians and is in direct violation of the UN Charter.
Raskovic-Ivic recalled that Serbia is ready to provide the highest degree of autonomy to ethnic-Albanians, creating the most suitable conditions for them to regulate their future in the province.
According to Raskovic-Ivic, regulation of the province, based on true democratic principles with substantial autonomy, is a realistic and viable solution, and excludes the creation of dangerous precedents which could jeopardize the peace and stability of not just the region, and a serious effect on the entire world order.
She reiterated that the negotiations in Vienna were unsuccessful and did not produce any result, that Ahtisaari according to his mandate should have been a mediator in the process of reaching a compromise, and not, as he has done, impose a solution which is suitable only for the Albanian side.
Ahtisaari’s proposal was not drafted by two negotiating sides, he also ignored or rejected almost 500 amendments presented by Belgrade and has delivered to Serbia a proposal for imposing a solution which violates the UN Charter, the SC Resolution 1244, the OSCE Helsinki Final Act and the Serbian Constitution, said Raskovic-Ivic.
She added that it was to be expected that Serbia would reject that plan, just as any other country would do, because it proposes that a part of its territory be snatched away.
At the session where the regular quarterly UNMIK report on the situation in the province was presented, Raskovic-Ivic voiced dissatisfaction with the fact that the situation was described as stable, but fragile, although violence and attacks against Serbs and other non-Albanians occur every day.
The truth that can be easily checked is that in all crucial matters standards are not being fulfilled, she underlined and pointed to many, ethnically-motivated attacks against Serbs and other non-Albanians - 52 in the past three months, including systematic intimidation, threats of massive exodus, defiling of churches and cemeteries, the appearance of para-military formations, kidnappings and beatings.
Raskovic-Ivic requested that the Security Council ensures that Resolution 1244, which guarantees peace and safety to the population in the province, is respected.
She said that the issue of return of the refugees is most worrying, since their houses are being repaired, but the conditions for their return are not being created. She added that according to UNHCR data, only 1,608 people returned in 2006, of whom 31% are Serbs and 54% Roma.
Raskovic-Ivic also said that the privatisation of companies in Kosovo is discriminatory.
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