As reported on b92.net. BELGRADE — Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Čedomir Jovanović squared off last night in an RTS talk show. “I would never agree to the secession of a part of our territory,” Jeremić said, adding that the official policy of the EU is that such [...]
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As reported on MonstersAndCritics.com. Belgrade – Serbia’s foreign minister was defiant in the face of Western pressure Wednesday, saying in an interview that his country will not reconcile itself to the loss of the breakaway province of Kosovo. Full story
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As reported on MonstersAndCritics.com.”Kosovo’s independence is irreversible,” visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told Kosovo’s parliament. “Your independence is not to be questioned, it is a historical step that no one can change and everyone should accept,” said Kouchner, a former United Nations’ administrator for Kosovo. Full story
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As reported by Matthew Becker on Examiner.com. “We ask all the non-recognizing countries represented in this room to stay the course, by not accepting Kosovo’s attempted secession. We do so not only in the name of our traditional ties of friendship, but in the name of working together to consolidate a rules-based international order for the [...]
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As reported on emportal.rs. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic on Jan. 28 called on the countries of the African Union that have not recognized Kosovo to maintain that stance and not accept the Serbian province’s attempt to secede. Full Story
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As reported on jbcapo.blogspot.com. The Legal Adviser, United States Department of State, December 8, 2009 before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the matter of Kosovo secession: “Is the unilateral declaration of independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo in accordance with international law?‖ The answer to that question, we submit, is yes. [...]
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As reported on B92.net. PODGORICA — Montenegro has no reason to wait for the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) stance on Kosovo’s UDI before establishing diplomatic relations with Priština. Full Story
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This Article by XXX In the first case of secession brought before the ICJ, 12 of 29 countries side with Serbia, saying that Kosovo’s independence violates international law; but regardless of the final outcome, Kosovo will not return to the Serbian fold, and the entire process is likely to only exacerbate ethnic animosity, Igor Jovanovic [...]
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As reported on EmPortal.rs. The Serbian delegation headed by Ambassador to Paris Dusan Batakovic said that the hearings at the ICJ demonstrated that the case of Kosovo-Metohija is not a precedent or exemption as some supporters of the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo claimed. Deputy head of Serbia’s legal team before the ICJ Sasa [...]
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As reported on B92.net. BELGRADE — Slovenian President Danilo Turk says that International Court of Justice (ICJ)”will not make final conclusions about the secession” of Kosovo. This, Turk told Belgrade daily Politika, would be because recognitions of the Kosovo Albanian unilateral independence declaration are “a matter of sovereignty of every individual state”. Full Story
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As reported on emPortal.rs. On the eight day of the debate, Holland and Great Britain spoke in favor of Kosovo, whereas Romania defended Serbia’s interests, which Laos also did, as the country has not recognized Kosovo’s independence. Full Story
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As reported on B92.Net. THE HAGUE — French officials said before the ICJ that the unilateral Kosovo Albanian independence declaration “did not violate international law” Norway and Jordan also argued in favour of Kosovo’s independence, asserting that the act was not against international law. Full Story
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As reported on Reuters.com. THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence was the only viable option after brutal ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the United States told the World Court on Tuesday, countering Russia’s argument that former ruler Serbia no longer posed a threat to Kosovo. Full Story
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As reported on B92.net. “There is no doubt that after the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Kosovo was a part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, that is, Serbia. Integral parts of sovereign states, under international law, do not have a right to unilateral secession… while the principle of protection of territorial [...]
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As reported on Focus-Fen.net. Belgrade. All countries are under obligation to respect sovereignty and territorial integrity of another country. There were no reasons enough for the secession of Kosovo. These facts were pointed out by the representatives of Azerbeijan and Belarus in the debate over Kosovo independence before the International Court of Justice, Blic reported. Full [...]
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As reported on EMportal. The delegations of Albania, Germany and Saudi Arabia supported before the ICJ the secession of Kosovo by claiming that the unilateral declaration of independence was not in contradiction with international law, but that it was rather in line with the right of people to self-determination. Full Story
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As reported on BBC World News America. Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian majority unilaterally declared independence from what is now Serbia, despite failing to obtain a UN Security Council resolution authorising the move. Serbia cried foul, calling the secession illegal. Furious Serb protesters set the US embassy in Belgrade alight. Now, the hearings are beginning in the first [...]
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As reported on NewsAhead.com. The International Court of Justice will hear a challenge to the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence. Serbia and Russia will join three European Union states — Spain, Romania and Cyprus — to give anti-Kosovo depositions during the hearings before the United Nations’ top legal body. Full Story
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As reported on UPI.com. PRISTINA, Kosovo, Oct. 16 (UPI) — Although five members of the European Union oppose Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence, the country’s new status is “irreversible,” EU officials said. Full Story
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As reported on Reuters. A ruling by the World Court against the legality of Kosovo’s secession from Serbia would help Belgrade’s bid to join the European Union, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Friday. Full Story
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The trouble with independence: The ICJ Hearings
This Article by Ian Bancroft on the Guardian.co.uk. A ruling in the international Court of Justice on Kosovo’s status has important implications for secessionist regions worldwide. Full Article
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