[NYTr] Russia Slams Decisions on Kosovo

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Russia Slams Decisions on Kosovo

Moscow, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov
Tuesday warned again on the unilateral decisions in the solution of
territorial conflicts and the Kosovo issue.

Lavrov chiefly referred to the European Union position of recognizing
the independence of the Serbian province behind a UN Security Council
resolution.

The Russian minister said that reports on the attempts of a number of
European countries to interpret the 1244 UN resolution as a
justification to the recognition of the separation of that territory
from the Serbian territorial integrity.

Russia, underlined the diplomat, upholds the firm position that a
unilateral interpretation of the UN Security Council resolution is as
dangerous as adopting similar actions to the detriment of the
international law.

After speaking at Russia-EU ministerial council, the Russian diplomat
said that Moscow promotes its position on Kosovo with persuasive
explanations to its European partners and does not intend to impose it
with threats.

Lavrov also said that the UN secretary general should not commit with a
unilateral position regarding the interpretations of the Security
Council resolution.

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earlier report:

US Wants Kosovo as a NATO State

Belgrade, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Serbia's Prime Minister Vojislav
Kostunica said on Thursday that if the US supports the independence of
Kosovo Province, it will be admitting why NATO bombed this country in
1999 and deployed its troops in that territory.

That strategy aims to make Kosovo a puppet state under the aegis of
NATO, Kostunica told Tanjug news agency.

The prime minister said that plan figured in the initiative of ex
mediator Martti Ahtisaari with the proposal of supervised independence
of that province, which was rejected by Serbia.

Now Washington and the Atlantic Alliance plan to bring the puppet
state to fruition. That is what supervised independence really means
since that is an oxymoron, said the head of government.

Kostunica demands respect to the UN Charter on borders and the 1999
Security Council Resolution 1244, in which the territorial integrity
of Serbia is guaranteed.

The Belgrade government proposes extensive autonomy for that
province, while Albania-Kosovo leaders threaten to unilaterally
proclaim sovereignty with the support of the White House and some
European countries.

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