Post by Fender on Nov 21, 2008 4:54:04 GMT -5
US ‘Backs’ UN Six-Point Plan on Kosovo
Kosovo protest against the six-point plan20 November 2008 Belgrade _ US Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter says Kosovo officials have been informed of Washington’s support for the UN six-point plan, and Pristina is also urged to back the plan.
Munter said that United States Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried held very direct and detailed talks with Kosovo’s political leaders earlier this week regarding the United Nations plan for “reconfiguring” the international presence in Kosovo, which Pristina continues to vehemently oppose.
The ambassador said Pristina was told that it should take into consideration that an agreement with Belgrade has been reached over the plan and that Washington, which has been instrumental in supporting Kosovo’s efforts to gain independence from Serbia, deems the plan acceptable as well.
Peaceful protests were held in Pristina on Wednesday in opposition to the so-called “six-point” plan, which Kosovo officials have said they would not back unless it clearly confirmed the independence of the province, which Pristina unilaterally declared in February and a majority of EU member states have recognised. Read more: www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/14919/
The United Nations plan, negotiated between New York and Belgrade, meets the criteria Serbia has insisted on before agreeing to any changes in the administrative international mission in Kosovo.
Belgrade insists that the plan must be approved by the UN Security Council, maintain a neutral status for Kosovo with no confirmation of independence, and base the new presence on the old UN Resolution 1244, which was adopted in 1999 when the international administration and peacekeepers enter the province and confirms Serbia’s sovereignty over the province.
Serbia expects a UN Security Council session to be held next week for approving the plan. EU Foreign and Security Policies Chief Javier Solana is scheduled to meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday to discuss the plan.
The EU law-and-order mission was envisioned to replace the UN Kosovo mission, UNMIK, with its own police and court officials.
Media in Pristina have quoted EULEX Chief Yves de Kermabon as stating that the mission would not be able to function in the majority ethnic Serb populated north of Kosovo without further coordination with Belgrade on the issue.
Brussels plans on having a functional mission deployed in all other regions of Kosovo by early December.
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Kosovo protest against the six-point plan20 November 2008 Belgrade _ US Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter says Kosovo officials have been informed of Washington’s support for the UN six-point plan, and Pristina is also urged to back the plan.
Munter said that United States Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried held very direct and detailed talks with Kosovo’s political leaders earlier this week regarding the United Nations plan for “reconfiguring” the international presence in Kosovo, which Pristina continues to vehemently oppose.
The ambassador said Pristina was told that it should take into consideration that an agreement with Belgrade has been reached over the plan and that Washington, which has been instrumental in supporting Kosovo’s efforts to gain independence from Serbia, deems the plan acceptable as well.
Peaceful protests were held in Pristina on Wednesday in opposition to the so-called “six-point” plan, which Kosovo officials have said they would not back unless it clearly confirmed the independence of the province, which Pristina unilaterally declared in February and a majority of EU member states have recognised. Read more: www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/14919/
The United Nations plan, negotiated between New York and Belgrade, meets the criteria Serbia has insisted on before agreeing to any changes in the administrative international mission in Kosovo.
Belgrade insists that the plan must be approved by the UN Security Council, maintain a neutral status for Kosovo with no confirmation of independence, and base the new presence on the old UN Resolution 1244, which was adopted in 1999 when the international administration and peacekeepers enter the province and confirms Serbia’s sovereignty over the province.
Serbia expects a UN Security Council session to be held next week for approving the plan. EU Foreign and Security Policies Chief Javier Solana is scheduled to meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday to discuss the plan.
The EU law-and-order mission was envisioned to replace the UN Kosovo mission, UNMIK, with its own police and court officials.
Media in Pristina have quoted EULEX Chief Yves de Kermabon as stating that the mission would not be able to function in the majority ethnic Serb populated north of Kosovo without further coordination with Belgrade on the issue.
Brussels plans on having a functional mission deployed in all other regions of Kosovo by early December.
Main News Page
balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/14939/