Tadic: Kosovo must be defended by peaceful means
Serbia must defend its interests in Kosovo by peaceful and democratic means, Serbian President Boris Tadic said.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Monday, September 13, 2010
He said that the agreement with the European Union on the Kosovo resolution, adopted by the UN General Assembly late on Thursday, paves the way for dialogue.
It also upholds Serbia's right to defend its integrity and its legitimate interests in Kosovo by peaceful and democratic means, respecting at the same time the rights of Kosovo Albanians, he said.
Tadic said that the Kosovo problem can be resolved through dialogue and peaceful negotiations that should result in a mutually acceptable solution.
Such an approach to the state, legal, national, historic and vital issue of Kosovo is the only legitimate one, as it is based on the will of Serbia's citizens that has been reaffirmed many times in the past decade, he said.
The central principle of that policy is the stance that Serbia does not and will never recognize Kosovo's illegal independence, the president added.
