Belgrade: OIC does not call on recognition of Kosovo independence
The political director in the Serbian Foreign Ministry Borislav Stefanovic reiterated that the resolution adopted at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) session in Damascus does not call on recognition or support to the independence of Kosovo.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Representatives of the Kosovo interim government in Pristina and Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha stated Monday that OIC adopted a resolution which calls on OIC member states that have not yet recognized Kosovo to do so.
Stefanovic said that the resolution, which was adopted Sunday in the preparatory committee and later at plenary session of OIC, contains amendments that Serbia has arranged through its friends in the Conference and that it does not mention the request for recognition of Kosovo.
"Minister Basha's statement represents an attempt to pull down Serbia's diplomatic success in Damascus before the elections in Albania by twisting facts. His nervousness is instigated by choices and efficiency of Serbian diplomacy, which prevented the resolution that requests acknowledgement of Kosovo's independence, so he who loses has a right to be angry," Stefanovic said.
He added that resolution excluded the proposal of Saudi Arabia for urgent recognition of Kosovo by all OIC member states, as well as providing full support to the independent Kosovo and its institutions.
"The resolution also excluded the suggestion that Kosovo be included in international organizations, which was also one of Saudi Arabia' requests," Stefanovic added.
