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Slovakia supports Serbia’s efforts to safeguard its territorial integrity

Belgrade, 8 July 2008

Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic said that Serbia’s position concerning the presence of the EU civilian mission in Kosovo-Metohija is still the same and that it will only accept it if approved by the UN Security Council.

Author: Tanjug

After the meeting with Slovakian Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, Jeremic said that Serbia agrees that the EU should have an important role in the stabilisation of the region of the Western Balkans, especially in view of its efforts towards EU integration.

However, he pointed to the red lines of Serbia’s policy that must not be crossed, and these are that whatever form the international presence in Kosovo-Metohija may take, it must not be linked to implementation of Martti Ahtisaari’s plan which envisages supervised independence, or to enforcement of independence of the southern Serbian province.

Asked when Serbia will repost recalled ambassadors to countries that recognised Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence, Jeremic said that the new government will stick to the action plan for Kosovo-Metohija and conduct a policy of continuity.

Jeremic and Kubis agreed that relations between Slovakia and Serbia are at a very high level, though economic cooperation could be improved further.

Slovakia is interested in investing in Serbia. In light of that, Slovak President Robert Fico and a delegation of Slovak businessmen will visit Serbia by the year’s end, announced Jeremic.

Kubis stated that Slovakia will offer Serbia all kinds of assistance when it comes to its EU accession process, as well as in its efforts to safeguard territorial integrity, adding that Bratislava expects Serbian parliament to ratify the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU as soon as possible.

Slovakia supports Serbia regarding the Kosovo-Metohija issue and similarly it advocates a reconfiguration of the UN mission in Kosovo and the transfer of competencies to the EU mission, however under the UN umbrella, said Kubis and added that Slovakia is ready to cooperate with Serbia in order to find a way for a larger EU engagement in Kosovo.