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Any draft resolution based on Ahtisaari’s plan is doomed to fail

Belgrade, 20 June 2007

Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica stated today that any draft resolution based on the implementation of Ahtisaari’s plan that Kosovo-Metohija should be granted independence is doomed to inevitable failure.

File photo of Vojislav Kostunica

Author: Tanjug

In a statement to the Tanjug news agency, Kostunica said that Serbia explicitly demands that the UN Security Council rejects the proposed resolution which leads to re-drawing of Serbia’s internationally recognised borders.

According to Kostunica, Russia fully supports Serbia’s principled stance that the Security Council, in line with the UN Charter, can only vote for a resolution which clearly confirms sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of Serbia’s internationally acknowledged borders.

He stressed that any attempt to hide the project of the province’s independence behind the idea of putting-off the resolution for a few months is unacceptable.

Whether tomorrow or within several months, Serbia will, with the same and even greater resolve, defend its principled policy of the respect of international law, UN Charter and Serbian Constitution, stressed the Prime Minister.

Kostunica said that if there is good will to talk, new negotiations may begin tomorrow. He added it is absolutely unnecessary to adopt a new resolution in order to renew the talks.

If the aim of a new resolution is to hold new talks but only so as to try and squeeze through Kosovo’s postponed independence, I am completely certain the Security Council will reject any such resolution, said the Prime Minister.