Kosovo Albanians reject UN plan
Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci have rejected the six-point agreement on UNMIK reconfiguration.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The essential elements of the agreement are not acceptable to Kosovo institutions in the form they were presented, Sejdiu told a press conference after meeting diplomatic officials headed by the US Ambassador to Pristina Tina Kaidanow.
The officials tried to persuade Kosovo institutions to accept the plan for UNMIK reconfiguration paving the way for deploying Eulex.
"Eulex can be deployed in Kosovo only in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo and the Ahtisaari Plan," said Kosovo's PM and president.
The proposition fundamentally violates the substance of sovereignty and integrity of the territory of the "Republic of Kosovo" , Sejdiu and Thaci said.
"The Republic of Kosovo has one of the most democratic constitutions in Europe based on the Ahtisaari Plan which guarantees the rights of all its citizens and offers a broad self-governing provision to minorities, such decentralization (local government, local police, etc.) religions site protection, etc. Its constitution has been amended with assistance of the most democratic nations and there is no need for other provisional plans. Eulex can be deployed in Kosovo only in accordance with Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo and Ahtisaari Plan. No other plans or provisions are acceptable for Kosovo. This crosses the solid red line, fundamentally violating the sovereignty and integrity of the territory of the Republic of Kosovo, which we will not accept under any circumstances," says the statement.
Sejdiu and Thaci said Serbian demands for control over police, customs and justice system in primarily Serb areas of Kosovo are "unacceptable."
"We are for dialogue and contribution to the Eulex deployment throughout Kosovo as soon as possible, in respecting the project of President Ahtisaari, the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo... Kosovo institutions consider that substantial elements of the six-point document presented are not acceptable for Kosovo...," Sejdiu said.
