Dacic asks Ban not to scale back UNMIK troops
Serbia's Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic met in New York with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, where he stressed that security in Kosovo was of extreme importance to peace and stability in the region and pointed to the importance of the UN mission deployed in the province which is the service most trusted by local Serbs.
(kosovocompromisestuff) Saturday, February 09, 2013
"I have asked the UN not to reduce UNMIK's capacities in Kosovo. We are against the closing of their office in northern Kosovska Mitrovica," said Dacic.
Ban reiterated the UN is fully devoted to Resolution 1244, stressing that its provisions must not be violated.
Dacic informed the secretary-general about the current problems at the Visoki Decani monastery and the unsatisfactory security of the monks and returnees, noting that threats from the Albanian local government are scaring Serbs and hurting the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, the government press office said in a release on Saturday.
"I told him about Serbia's plan, the parliamentary Resolution and the (government) Platform, and our efforts to contribute to peace and stability and to a successful continuation of the dialogue with Pristina," said Dacic.
They also talked about the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), with the prime minister telling the UN head about the Serbian public's resentment over the latest acquittals of Croatian and ethnic Albanian indictees.
Dacic said it is evident the decisions are politically influenced, rendering the court pointless, and added that Serbia will complete its obligations when it comes to prosecuting all those who committed war crimes.
The prime minister asked that after the ICTY is shut down, all proceedings be conducted inside the country and that sentences be carried out in countries in the region.
Ban spoke positively about the Serbian army and police officers in peacekeeping missions across the world, as well as the government's efforts to keep the overall situation in the region peaceful, and promised the UN's assistance in maintaining peace and stability in Kosovo while the political process is ongoing.
Ban reiterated the UN is fully devoted to Resolution 1244, stressing that its provisions must not be violated.
Dacic informed the secretary-general about the current problems at the Visoki Decani monastery and the unsatisfactory security of the monks and returnees, noting that threats from the Albanian local government are scaring Serbs and hurting the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, the government press office said in a release on Saturday.
"I told him about Serbia's plan, the parliamentary Resolution and the (government) Platform, and our efforts to contribute to peace and stability and to a successful continuation of the dialogue with Pristina," said Dacic.
They also talked about the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), with the prime minister telling the UN head about the Serbian public's resentment over the latest acquittals of Croatian and ethnic Albanian indictees.
Dacic said it is evident the decisions are politically influenced, rendering the court pointless, and added that Serbia will complete its obligations when it comes to prosecuting all those who committed war crimes.
The prime minister asked that after the ICTY is shut down, all proceedings be conducted inside the country and that sentences be carried out in countries in the region.
Ban spoke positively about the Serbian army and police officers in peacekeeping missions across the world, as well as the government's efforts to keep the overall situation in the region peaceful, and promised the UN's assistance in maintaining peace and stability in Kosovo while the political process is ongoing.
