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Serbia’s duty to settle legal disputes offered by EU
Belgrade,
5 March 2008
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica stated today that it is Serbia’s duty to discuss with the EU whether the legal agreement Serbia was offered envisages Serbia as a whole or a maimed state.
The Serbian government’s official web site gives the Prime Minister’s statement in full.
“The European Commission announced today that Kosovo has a clear European perspective and concluded that Pristina declared independence on February 17, as well as that in the upcoming period the EU will help Kosovo through the EULEX mission and provide financial assistance to the sum of €1 billion.
At the same time, the European Commission did not state that the Serbian government and Serbian parliament annulled the decision to declare a fictitious state on Serbia’s soil. This means that as far as the European Commission is concerned, the illegal decisions of February 17 are valid, whereas Serbia’s decisions are irrelevant, although Serbia is an internationally recognised state and a UN member.
These conclusions made by the European Commission are absolutely unacceptable and every Serbian citizen knows that they imply a continuation of the severest violation of international law. It is Serbia’s duty to discuss with the EU in a fair, responsible and straightforward manner whether the legal agreement, which the EU offered to Serbia, envisages Serbia as a whole or a maimed state. This issue must be resolved and cannot be pushed aside by any propaganda. No one has the right to turn a blind eye to the issue which is of crucial importance for the country’s stability and future”, reads the Prime Minister’s statement.
“The European Commission announced today that Kosovo has a clear European perspective and concluded that Pristina declared independence on February 17, as well as that in the upcoming period the EU will help Kosovo through the EULEX mission and provide financial assistance to the sum of €1 billion.
At the same time, the European Commission did not state that the Serbian government and Serbian parliament annulled the decision to declare a fictitious state on Serbia’s soil. This means that as far as the European Commission is concerned, the illegal decisions of February 17 are valid, whereas Serbia’s decisions are irrelevant, although Serbia is an internationally recognised state and a UN member.
These conclusions made by the European Commission are absolutely unacceptable and every Serbian citizen knows that they imply a continuation of the severest violation of international law. It is Serbia’s duty to discuss with the EU in a fair, responsible and straightforward manner whether the legal agreement, which the EU offered to Serbia, envisages Serbia as a whole or a maimed state. This issue must be resolved and cannot be pushed aside by any propaganda. No one has the right to turn a blind eye to the issue which is of crucial importance for the country’s stability and future”, reads the Prime Minister’s statement.
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