10 minutes agoJeremic: Inland for partition of Kosovo, but internationals oppose
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Serbia's People's Party Chairman Vuk Jeremic has said Serbia does not need to choose between Kosovo and the European Union, because EU membership is not possible in the near future. He said that in certain circles in Belgrade and Pristina there is a mood for partitioning Kosovo, but one thing [...]
Jeremic has told Chinese state television CGTN, that “is really hard to imagine that Serbia will be admitted to the EU without resolving the Kosovo issue, but it is also hard to imagine that Serbia will be fully joined in the EU, even if this issue is resolved “, Jeremiq” said.
The “is clear that there is currently no political will for the admission of new members in Europe, whether they have open territorial issues or not, Jeremic said.
Former Serbian Foreign Minister and UN General Assembly President Jeremic has said that normal conditions and the resolution of vital issues, such as the right of Serbs on property, and the assets of the Serbian state and the Serbian Orthodox Church, must first be created in Kosovo, and then resolve the status issue.
The most important thing is that Belgrade's negotiating position is fully clear and in line with Serbia's Constitution. According to the Constitution, Kosovo is part of Serbia, and this is confirmed with UN Security Council Resolution 1244. Under international law, until the adoption of a new resolution on the Security Council, the previous one remains oligative, meaning that Resolution 1244 is valid”, Jeremic said.
Asked whether Serbia gave up sovereignty over Kosovo by signing the Brussels Agreement, he said it does not comply with such interpretation, adding that unnecessary sovereignty has been put at risk and that negotiations in Brussels are to lead much more carefully and with more diplomatic capacity.
In the question whether the partitioning of Kosovo cannot be a permanent solution, Jeremic said that many international actors oppose it, including three permanent UN Security Council member states, and that until the partition can not come until there is such resistance.
“in certain circles in Belgrade and Pristina there is a mood for partition, but this will be impossible, until for such a solution the consensus is provided at the Security Council”, Jeremic has said, Telegrafi wrote.
He added that compromise is needed, “but it should not pave the way for Pristina's membership in the United Nations”.
