Post by sookis on Jan 12, 2008 12:17:12 GMT -5
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Tadiæ, Koštunica sending out conflicting SAA signals
12 January 2008 | 11:25 -> 14:34 | Source: B92
BELGRADE -- President Boris Tadiæ and Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica are at loggerheads over the signing of the SAA.
While Tadiæ says that Serbia is on the brink of signing, Koštunica says that the EU must choose between signing and sending an EU mission to Kosovo.
The prime minister has sent another message calling on the EU to give up on “sending an illegal mission” to Kosovo and to refrain from violating Serbia’s territorial integrity. “It’s certain that on January 28, either the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) will be signed or the EU will decide to break Serbia up by sending its mission. The two don’t go together, and the EU has to make up its mind,” he warned.
He said that parliament’s Resolution on Kosovo, passed with the support of 220 MPs, confirmed that “an EU decision to send a mission to implement the Ahtisaari Plan would be an act jeopardizing Serbia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order.”
Meanwhile, Tadiæ has said that Serbia is on the brink of signing the agreement, which would be of considerable economic advantage to Serbia.
The president told the Srna agency that the government had authorized its deputy prime minister to sign the SAA, adding that it was important for Serbia to do all it could to strengthen its position and open new economic opportunities for all citizens.
“Only such a strong, stable Serbia can defend all its national interests,” he stressed.
Tadiæ said Serbia would never accept Kosovo independence, and would continue to defend its province with negotiation and diplomacy, underlining that there must not be any surrender.
Tadiæ, Koštunica sending out conflicting SAA signals
12 January 2008 | 11:25 -> 14:34 | Source: B92
BELGRADE -- President Boris Tadiæ and Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica are at loggerheads over the signing of the SAA.
While Tadiæ says that Serbia is on the brink of signing, Koštunica says that the EU must choose between signing and sending an EU mission to Kosovo.
The prime minister has sent another message calling on the EU to give up on “sending an illegal mission” to Kosovo and to refrain from violating Serbia’s territorial integrity. “It’s certain that on January 28, either the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) will be signed or the EU will decide to break Serbia up by sending its mission. The two don’t go together, and the EU has to make up its mind,” he warned.
He said that parliament’s Resolution on Kosovo, passed with the support of 220 MPs, confirmed that “an EU decision to send a mission to implement the Ahtisaari Plan would be an act jeopardizing Serbia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order.”
Meanwhile, Tadiæ has said that Serbia is on the brink of signing the agreement, which would be of considerable economic advantage to Serbia.
The president told the Srna agency that the government had authorized its deputy prime minister to sign the SAA, adding that it was important for Serbia to do all it could to strengthen its position and open new economic opportunities for all citizens.
“Only such a strong, stable Serbia can defend all its national interests,” he stressed.
Tadiæ said Serbia would never accept Kosovo independence, and would continue to defend its province with negotiation and diplomacy, underlining that there must not be any surrender.