Serbia, EU reach compromise over resolution
The altered text of the Kosovo resolution written in cooperation with the EU would be presented today to the UN General Assembly.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, September 09, 2010
The new draft resolution was sent to the UN General Assembly by the Serbian Foreign Ministry.
The new resolution was written in cooperation with the EU member-states, who would be submitting the joint agreement along with Serbia to the General Assembly.
In the changes made to the resolution, Serbia is no longer asking the General Assembly to condemn the unilateral secession of Kosovo, while the European Union is insisting that Pristina and Belgrade would only be able to discuss technical question related to Kosovo, not the status of the southern Serbian province which unilaterally declared independence from Serbia two years ago.
The draft resolution states that the content of the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) decision on that the unilateral independence proclamation of Kosovo did not violate international law has been noted.
It also supports the readiness of the European Union to make the process of dialogue between the two sides easier, adding that the dialogue would be a way to improve cooperation, make progress on the road to the European Union and improve the lives of the general population.
Serbian President Boris Tadic said that the draft resolution is a product of a consensus reached between the countries that have recognized Kosovo's independence and the ones that have not, along with Serbia, which continues to defend its legitimate national interest in a peaceful and diplomatic manner.
Serbian mission chief before the UN Feodor Stracevic said that the draft resolution has secured conditions for having the document adopted by way of a consensus, without voting.
"We are working together with Serbia and today's results are a reflection of our united dedication to Serbia's European perspective. It is important for dialogue to begin between Belgrade and Pristina after the voting before the UN General Assembly on September 9, 2010. The dialogue will be a factor of peace, security and stability in the region," EU Foreign and Security Chief Catherine Ashton said, who Tadić had been meeting with over the last two days.
