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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Serbia, Kosovo Serbs affirm Resolution 1244

Belgrade, 2 December 2008

Serbian Minister for Kosovo-Metohija Goran Bogdanovic today said that the six-item UN plan for the deployment of EULEX in Kosovo is of advantage to Kosovo Serbs, primarily because it affirms Resolution 1244.

Speaking in an interview to the daily Jedinstvo, Bogdanovic said that with this agreement Serbia has succeeded in protecting its national interest as well as the interests of Kosovo Serbs in areas such as police jurisdiction, the judiciary, transport, infrastructure, security on administrative borders and the preservation of cultural and historical monuments.

He said that the Resolution 1244 has been reaffirmed, after having literally been rejected following Kosovo’s declaration of independence last year.

He said that police stations monitored by international police will be opened in Serb areas. International customs officials will return to the administrative border with Serbia according to Resolution 1244 and Kosovo interim institutions will not be able to appoint officials to this border.

Serbian municipalities and local authorities will be able to collect and use VAT revenues.

He said that local judges and prosecutors will be appointed in accordance with Resolution 1244, which means that Serbian judges and prosecutors will work in Serb areas together with international judiciary officials.

He said that negotiations concerning important infrastructure issues including the railway, roads and water and electricity supply will be held.

He said that dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina about Serbian cultural and religious heritage must continue and it should include representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church and international functionaries.

The EULEX will be obliged to protect Serbs in the southern province, make it possible for them to move freely, ensure that confiscated property is returned, to provide legal protection and to fight against corruption, crime and threats.

We are relying on the EULEX to make a major contribution to resolving the issue of the return of internally displaced persons by reconstructing their houses and to deal with the dissatisfaction of Albanian leaders and politicians regarding the return of Serbs to Kosovo, said Bogdanovic.