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High time a number of Serbian soldiers, police returned to Kosovo-Metohija
Belgrade,
17 August 2007
Advisor to Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Simic stated today that, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244, it is high time that a number of Serbian soldiers and police officers returned to Kosovo-Metohija.
In a statement to the Beta news agency, Simic said that according to Resolution 1244, which guarantees Serbia's sovereignty, the UN and NATO are under obligation to enable the return of the Serbian police and army to the province's territory.
According to Simic, statements of Albanian separatists' leaders from Kosovo-Metohija following the meeting with the Contact Group's troika of envoys, point to the fact that they do not want any negotiations and that the upcoming period, that is, until December 10, will be "a mere waste of time".
It is further proof that the US is the only force which can make Kosovo Albanians negotiate, stressed Simic and added that if the USA gave up on creating a NATO state in the Balkans, actual negotiations would be possible and the compromise, so indispensable for Balkan and overall European stability, could actually be expected.
He added that only by following the decisions of the Security Council to the letter can the respect of the UN Charter and international law be guaranteed and "dangerous and monstrous quasi-state like creations in the heart of Serbia and the Balkans" rendered impossible.
According to Simic, statements of Albanian separatists' leaders from Kosovo-Metohija following the meeting with the Contact Group's troika of envoys, point to the fact that they do not want any negotiations and that the upcoming period, that is, until December 10, will be "a mere waste of time".
It is further proof that the US is the only force which can make Kosovo Albanians negotiate, stressed Simic and added that if the USA gave up on creating a NATO state in the Balkans, actual negotiations would be possible and the compromise, so indispensable for Balkan and overall European stability, could actually be expected.
He added that only by following the decisions of the Security Council to the letter can the respect of the UN Charter and international law be guaranteed and "dangerous and monstrous quasi-state like creations in the heart of Serbia and the Balkans" rendered impossible.
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