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Serbia dedicated to fulfilling standards conditioned by EU integration process
Belgrade,
23 May 2007
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica talked today with President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) René Van der Linden.
Kostunica said at the meeting that Serbia respects all European values and is strongly engaged in fulfilling the European standards required for the EU integration process.
This gives Serbia the full right to expect and demand to be respected as an equal partner by all European institutions, which primarily means that the principle of sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected with Serbia just as with other European states, said the Prime Minister.
He accentuated that the international order is based on the respect of the international law and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, adding that Serbia cannot be exempted from the rules that apply to the rest of the world nor can anything be offered in exchange for its territory.
Kostunica stressed that in line with all European values, national minorities are guaranteed the rights determined by the degree of autonomy and added that in line with those values, Serbia offered the highest degree of autonomy to the ethnic Albanian community in Kosovo-Metohija.
The Prime Minister warned of the dangers of indulging separatists’ threats and emphasised that such an approach to resolving the national minority issue would have detrimental consequences not only in the region, but also worldwide.
President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly René Van der Linden wished Serbia success in its presidency over the European Council of Ministers.
This gives Serbia the full right to expect and demand to be respected as an equal partner by all European institutions, which primarily means that the principle of sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected with Serbia just as with other European states, said the Prime Minister.
He accentuated that the international order is based on the respect of the international law and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, adding that Serbia cannot be exempted from the rules that apply to the rest of the world nor can anything be offered in exchange for its territory.
Kostunica stressed that in line with all European values, national minorities are guaranteed the rights determined by the degree of autonomy and added that in line with those values, Serbia offered the highest degree of autonomy to the ethnic Albanian community in Kosovo-Metohija.
The Prime Minister warned of the dangers of indulging separatists’ threats and emphasised that such an approach to resolving the national minority issue would have detrimental consequences not only in the region, but also worldwide.
President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly René Van der Linden wished Serbia success in its presidency over the European Council of Ministers.
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