June 4, 2008
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon may opt for a compromise deal with Serbia on the nature of the international presence in Kosovo after June 15 when the Islamic separatists in Kosovo plan to proclaim their own so-called constitution.
The compromise deal as reported by several news sources could ensure partnership between UN and Serbia in governance of Kosovo. In exchange, some analysts say, Serbia may agree to presence of EU mission to Kosovo at the UN Security Council.
If implemented without Serbia's agreement, the EU mission known as EULEX would violate a UN Resolution 1244 which says that Kosovo is not independent but an integral part of Serbia.
Several states including US have violated that UN Resolution by recognizing an illegal independence proclamation by Islamic separatists in Kosovo who have violently seized power in this Serbian province in 1999 and since have expelled and murdered thousands of Serbs who are Christian.
News sources say that the UN chief Ban Ki-moon is ready to send a letter to the Serbian President Tadic in which it is expected that UN will agree with all the demands Serbia has made as expressed by the Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardzic.
Ban Ki-moon was also able to secure an agreement with Russia on continuation of international presence in Kosovo. After phone conversation with Ban Ki-moon, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia is will to support international presence in Kosovo at the Security Council level if such presence is supported by Belgrade and Pristina.
Lavrov also noted that Russian proposal to renew Kosovo status negotiations is still on the topic of discussion.
Russian Ambassador at the NATO Dmitrii Rogozin requested a special meeting of the NATO Council-Russia to be held this month or early next because Moscow fears violence in the province that will be provoked in Kosovo in order to remove the UN mission and have it replaced with the EU.
Meanwhile, Islamic separatist authorities who have seized power in Kosovo are opposed to Serbia's legitimate presence in its province and have demanded an end to, what they refer to as "parallel structures".
A so-called Islamic president of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu demanded yesterday from the UN to end these "parallel structures" while the illegal separatist "parliament" in Pristina issued an ultimatum to the UN administrator Joachim Rücker to remove those structures by June 15.
Over the weekend, a separatist Muslim Albanian so-called "deputy prime minister" Hajredin Kuçi said that "violence of the state" will be used to end the "parallel structures" and assure that the illegal laws are forced upon Kosovo Serbs who are Christian.
Kosovo is Serbian province that has been ethically cleansed of Serbs while hundreds of churches have been demolished by Islamic Albanian extremist that hold power in the province.
European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner noted yesterday that EU believes that Kosovo has a European perspective.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon may opt for a compromise deal with Serbia on the nature of the international presence in Kosovo after June 15 when the Islamic separatists in Kosovo plan to proclaim their own so-called constitution.
The compromise deal as reported by several news sources could ensure partnership between UN and Serbia in governance of Kosovo. In exchange, some analysts say, Serbia may agree to presence of EU mission to Kosovo at the UN Security Council.
If implemented without Serbia's agreement, the EU mission known as EULEX would violate a UN Resolution 1244 which says that Kosovo is not independent but an integral part of Serbia.
Several states including US have violated that UN Resolution by recognizing an illegal independence proclamation by Islamic separatists in Kosovo who have violently seized power in this Serbian province in 1999 and since have expelled and murdered thousands of Serbs who are Christian.
News sources say that the UN chief Ban Ki-moon is ready to send a letter to the Serbian President Tadic in which it is expected that UN will agree with all the demands Serbia has made as expressed by the Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardzic.
Ban Ki-moon was also able to secure an agreement with Russia on continuation of international presence in Kosovo. After phone conversation with Ban Ki-moon, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia is will to support international presence in Kosovo at the Security Council level if such presence is supported by Belgrade and Pristina.
Lavrov also noted that Russian proposal to renew Kosovo status negotiations is still on the topic of discussion.
Russian Ambassador at the NATO Dmitrii Rogozin requested a special meeting of the NATO Council-Russia to be held this month or early next because Moscow fears violence in the province that will be provoked in Kosovo in order to remove the UN mission and have it replaced with the EU.
Meanwhile, Islamic separatist authorities who have seized power in Kosovo are opposed to Serbia's legitimate presence in its province and have demanded an end to, what they refer to as "parallel structures".
A so-called Islamic president of Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu demanded yesterday from the UN to end these "parallel structures" while the illegal separatist "parliament" in Pristina issued an ultimatum to the UN administrator Joachim Rücker to remove those structures by June 15.
Over the weekend, a separatist Muslim Albanian so-called "deputy prime minister" Hajredin Kuçi said that "violence of the state" will be used to end the "parallel structures" and assure that the illegal laws are forced upon Kosovo Serbs who are Christian.
Kosovo is Serbian province that has been ethically cleansed of Serbs while hundreds of churches have been demolished by Islamic Albanian extremist that hold power in the province.
European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner noted yesterday that EU believes that Kosovo has a European perspective.
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