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Serbia wants compromise solution to problem of Kosovo-Metohija
Belgrade,
17 March 2011
Minister for Kosovo-Metohija Goran Bogdanovic stated today that Serbia is interested in reaching compromise as soon as possible in the dialogue with Pristina on Kosovo-Metohija, and that it expects continuation of the dialogue in Brussels on 24-25 March, in which concrete results would be achieved.
Bogdanovic told the Radio Television of Serbia that Serbia is ready to compromise because that is the only way in which daily problems of Serbs and Albanians can be resolved.
He underlined that the proposal of giving autonomy to northern Kosovo in exchange for recognition of Kosovo's independence is absolutely unacceptable for Serbia.
Minister for Kosovo-Metohija said that the first meeting of representatives of Serbia and Kosovo Albanians in Brussels inspired optimism in all parties, stressing that Serbia will never recognise Kosovo-Metohija as an independent state.
Pristina is also interested in compromise, regardless of the fact that the government in Pristina is weak and that it does not have a two-third majority in the parliament, Bogdanovic said.
He pointed out that Belgrade wants to discuss all open issues and that if the agreement is reached, both Serbs and Albanians can discuss other options as well, stressing that Serbia does not want to rule the Albanians, nor to oppress them, but to preserve its territorial integrity.
The Minister said that seven years after the pogrom in Kosovo-Metohija nothing has changed, recalling that on 17 March 2004 six cities and nine villages were cleansed ethnically, that none of the inhabitants of these places has returned, and that all instigators and organisers of this heinous crime have not been punished.
Bogdanovic warned that the attitude of the international community is also worrying because it failed to punish the real organisers and instigators of the March pogrom, and that only those who took part in these riots were penalised for misdemeanour conduct.
Such an attitude cannot inspire confidence and lead to peace, Bogdanovic said, noting that there cannot be better future without dealing with all crimes that were committed not only in Kosovo-Metohija, but in the former Yugoslavia as well.
He underlined that the proposal of giving autonomy to northern Kosovo in exchange for recognition of Kosovo's independence is absolutely unacceptable for Serbia.
Minister for Kosovo-Metohija said that the first meeting of representatives of Serbia and Kosovo Albanians in Brussels inspired optimism in all parties, stressing that Serbia will never recognise Kosovo-Metohija as an independent state.
Pristina is also interested in compromise, regardless of the fact that the government in Pristina is weak and that it does not have a two-third majority in the parliament, Bogdanovic said.
He pointed out that Belgrade wants to discuss all open issues and that if the agreement is reached, both Serbs and Albanians can discuss other options as well, stressing that Serbia does not want to rule the Albanians, nor to oppress them, but to preserve its territorial integrity.
The Minister said that seven years after the pogrom in Kosovo-Metohija nothing has changed, recalling that on 17 March 2004 six cities and nine villages were cleansed ethnically, that none of the inhabitants of these places has returned, and that all instigators and organisers of this heinous crime have not been punished.
Bogdanovic warned that the attitude of the international community is also worrying because it failed to punish the real organisers and instigators of the March pogrom, and that only those who took part in these riots were penalised for misdemeanour conduct.
Such an attitude cannot inspire confidence and lead to peace, Bogdanovic said, noting that there cannot be better future without dealing with all crimes that were committed not only in Kosovo-Metohija, but in the former Yugoslavia as well.
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