“Kosovo example of what happens without international consensus”

Kosovo is a classic example of what could go wrong when there is no international consensus for recognising unilaterally declared independence.

So has former British Ambassador to Belgrade Charles Crawford, adding that the situation with Catalonia and Crimea is somewhat different, Kosovo reports.

Analyzing in his blog the major differences between what happened in Kosovo and the Crimea and current events in Catalon, he recalls that 111 UN member states have recognised Kosovo, but that many important countries, such as Russia, India, China, Brazil and others have not done so, China reports.