Serbia does not want to be alone against the illegitimate recognition of Kosovo
Possible consideration of Pristina's request for admission to the Council of Europe would contradict at least two articles of the charter of this structure and is completely contrary to UN Security Council Resolution 1244.
This was stated by Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic.
“If the situation develops in this direction, we will fight it with all political means, and I am convinced that we will not be alone in this fight,” Selakovic said after a meeting of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers in Turin.
According to him, the Council of Europe has a status-neutral presence on the territory of the southern Serbian region, where it is already involved in the implementation of various projects in the field of human rights.
It was also said that he met with representatives of the Foreign Ministries of Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Slovakia, whom he briefed on Serbia’s position.
“We are talking about a convincingly large majority of countries that, until now, have always been on our side and have taken a clear and principled position in support of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia,” Selakovic emphasized.
He added that Serbia is guided by the basic principles of the UN, respects the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of other countries and respects internationally recognized borders.
Selakovic noted that among representatives of Council of Europe member states there were those who spoke unprincipledly about respecting the territorial integrity of some European countries, and did not even mention others whose territorial integrity had been violated, such as Serbia.
“In my direct contacts with them, they had no arguments other than direct disregard for Serbia’s firm and clear arguments,” Selakovic concluded.
At the same time, State Secretary of the Serbian Foreign Ministry Nemanja Starović said that Italy, which chairs the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, did not include Pristina’s request for membership in the draft of today’s meeting held in Turin. But Starovich warned that this issue may still end up on the agenda.
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