Kostunica: Kosovo will never be independent
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said on Sunday that Kosovo would never be independent, no matter of what kind of pressure Serbia is exposed to.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Monday, October 15, 2007
"Kosovo could become independent only if Serbia recognized it or if the United Nations Security Council violates the UN Charter," Kostunica said at a convention of his Democratic Party of Serbia.
"The whole world knows well that neither Serbia would ever recognize Kosovo's independence, nor the UN Security Council would violate the UN Charter," Kostunica added. "That means Kosovo will never be a UN member state."
Dismissing speculation that Serbia may attempt to trade Kosovo for a fast-track approach to EU membership, he said that Serbia would not recognize Kosovo regardless of "any pressure, threats and conditioning."
Kostunica told party delegates that Serbia had to focus on its own strength and activate its potential to guarantee a more normal life for the Kosovo Serbs and counter any possible unilateral declaration of independence.
He said that Serbia, in order to protect its own national and state interests, should lead an independent policy allowing for broader cooperation with all countries.
