USA to veto Russia's declaration on Kosovo

As ‘Blic' learns from diplomatic sources in New York, the USA is strongly opposing certain stipulations contained in that announcement. What can be expected is a difficult debate.

‘In the announcement filed by Russia there are some items that the USA is not going to accept while other countries of the West are not opposing.

In the announcement there is written that the EULEX and KFOR should act strictly neutral in view of the status, while the USA insists that only the UNMIK can act neutrally', ‘Blic' source says.
The same source points out that the USA is also opposing stipulation explicitly requesting condemnation of the authorities in Pristina because of decision to send special units in the north of Kosovo.

‘A very difficult and all-day long debate is expected and presently nobody can say what the outcome shall be.

The Serbian side is hopeful about the fact that it is clear who initiated events and violence in the north on July 25 and that consequently the initiator of those events and violence cannot be awarded', our source claims.

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says for ‘Blic' that during his stay in New York he had talked with representatives of majority of the countries and that he informed them about what Serbia was going to say and what Serbia would be expecting them to say.

‘The question I am going to set at the UN SC session shall be how much the use of force is acceptable in settlement of problems. Serbia is of the opinion that such approach is not acceptable. I am expecting that the considerable majority of the members shall support the stance of Serbia', Jeremic said.

‘We shall also ask whether international missions in Kosovo have to respect the UN SC resolutions which have given them mandate to act in the territory of Kosovo. We shall also point out parts of the UN SC Resolution 1244 and other related documents', Jeremic added.