15 minutes agoUN: Kosovo 20 April on Security Council agenda
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The UN Security Council discusses Kosovo on April 20th. At this year's first meeting, the new UNMIK chief, Caroline Ziadeh, will inform the latest developments in Kosovo. Both Serbia and Kosovo are expected to participate in the relevant session. Albania has been member of the Council since January 2022. [...]
The UN Security Council discusses Kosovo on April 20th. At this year's first meeting, the new UNMIK chief, Caroline Ziadeh, will inform the latest developments in Kosovo.
Both Serbia and Kosovo are expected to participate in the relevant session. Albania has been a member of the Security Council (KS) since January 2022, and Kosovo is one of the issues of particular interest. The Security Council is running the United Kingdom this month.
The latest KS meeting was held in October 2021, six months ago and since that meeting there have been no major changes in reports between Kosovo and Serbia. One of the issues the parties have been preoccupied with in recent months has been the participation of Kosovo Serbs in the elections that took place in Serbia. Serbia rejects Kosovo's independence and continues to view it as its autonomous province. This has also been the last position of Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq in the Pristina- Belgrade talks, held for the last time last July.
The war in Ukraine has raised concern over the possible frustration of tensions in the Western Balkans. EU and US countries have voiced concern that Russia could destabilise Kosovo. As conditions for ensuring peace and security, Kosovo has sought to become a NATO member and have a permanent American base in the country. The UN's main goal in Kosovo is to preserve stability. And the lack of success in the EU-mediated Pristina-Belgrade talks could make Security Council members ask both sides to resume diplomatic talks and issue a statement saying they will not use violence against each other. As for the five permanent members of the Security Council, stays are known.
France, the United Kingdom and the US recognise Kosovo and support its government, while Russia and China do not recognise Kosovo's independence and support Serbia and its stance. Of the 10 provisional KS members, five recognise Kosovo's independence (Albania, Gabon, Ireland, Norway and the United Arab Emirates), while five others do not recognise (Brazili, Ghana, India, Kenya and Mexico).
