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Respect for Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity
Belgrade,
24 December 2009
Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic has sent today a letter to foreign ministers of the countries that did not recognise the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo-Metohija, asking them to stick to that principled position.
In the letter, Jeremic recalled that the UN General Assembly tasked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague with deciding whether the proclamation of Kosovo's independence is in harmony with intentional law.
The Minister said that the decision of the ICJ should not be prejudiced and its work must not be disturbed by political pressures, such as new recognitions of Kosovo's independence.
I believe that our countries can work together on strengthening the principles on which the UN Charter is based, the Charter being the foundation for the peaceful solution of disputes throughout the world, Jeremic said in the letter.
He pointed out that most UN member states believe that recognition of Kosovo's independence represents a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia and that that is a direct violation of international law.
Jeremic explained that Serbia believes that legitimatisation of the alleged right to secession, propagated by the authors of the unilateral proclamation of independence, would destroy the well-grounded rules of international order.
According to him, that would lead to the escalation of existing conflicts and the creation of new ones across the world.
The Minister said that the decision of the ICJ should not be prejudiced and its work must not be disturbed by political pressures, such as new recognitions of Kosovo's independence.
I believe that our countries can work together on strengthening the principles on which the UN Charter is based, the Charter being the foundation for the peaceful solution of disputes throughout the world, Jeremic said in the letter.
He pointed out that most UN member states believe that recognition of Kosovo's independence represents a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia and that that is a direct violation of international law.
Jeremic explained that Serbia believes that legitimatisation of the alleged right to secession, propagated by the authors of the unilateral proclamation of independence, would destroy the well-grounded rules of international order.
According to him, that would lead to the escalation of existing conflicts and the creation of new ones across the world.
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