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Serbian delegation strongly supports Russia’s advocacy of continuation of talks
Moscow/Belgrade,
22 March 2007
Vice-President of the Coordinating Centre for Kosovo-Metohija and head of the economic team for Kosovo-Metohija and the south of Serbia Nenad Popovic stated today, prior to a meeting with top representatives of the Russian State Duma and Russian officials, that the Serbian delegation will strongly endorse Moscow’s stance that talks on the southern Serbian province should resume.
Nenad Popovic
Author:
Tanjug
In a statement to the Tanjug news agency, Popovic said that the Serbian delegation, led by Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Zoran Loncar and President of the Coordinating Centre for Kosovo-Metohija Sanda Raskovic-Ivic, will point out the utter disrespect of international standards in Kosovo to their Russian collocutors.
Our delegation wishes to reiterate its support to the Russian initiative for the continuation of the talks in line with UN Resolution 1244 and the UN Charter, said Popovic and added that a compromise solution, acceptable for both Serbs and ethnic Albanians, may be reached only through negotiations.
Having said that an independent Kosovo-Metohija would be economically unsustainable, Popovic stressed that only within the widest possible autonomy in Europe can a sustainable economic development for Serbs and ethnic Albanians be achieved.
He also announced that the meetings with Russian officials will concern the economic potential and investments if the province is granted substantial autonomy, adding that Russia, as a world leader in energy, would surely be interested in investing in this sector in the province.
Tomorrow, on March 23, our delegation will talk with Speaker of the Russian State Duma Boris Gryzlov, as well as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Titov and Chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachov.
Our delegation wishes to reiterate its support to the Russian initiative for the continuation of the talks in line with UN Resolution 1244 and the UN Charter, said Popovic and added that a compromise solution, acceptable for both Serbs and ethnic Albanians, may be reached only through negotiations.
Having said that an independent Kosovo-Metohija would be economically unsustainable, Popovic stressed that only within the widest possible autonomy in Europe can a sustainable economic development for Serbs and ethnic Albanians be achieved.
He also announced that the meetings with Russian officials will concern the economic potential and investments if the province is granted substantial autonomy, adding that Russia, as a world leader in energy, would surely be interested in investing in this sector in the province.
Tomorrow, on March 23, our delegation will talk with Speaker of the Russian State Duma Boris Gryzlov, as well as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Titov and Chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachov.
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