Serbian President rejects plans to transfer some responsibilities from UN mission in Kosovo to EU
Serbian President Boris Tadic on Friday again rejected plans to transfer some responsibilities from the UN mission in Kosovo to the European Union after the newly-independent state's constitution entered into force.
Tadic told the UN Security Council that Belgrade "cannot endorse" UN chief Ban Ki-moon's recent plans to reconfigure the UN mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) by transferring responsibilities in the areas of police, justice and customs to an EU mission.
"Reconfiguration must be decided by the Security Council. It is the only institution endowed with the power to legitimate changes in the composition of the international presence in Kosovo," Tadic noted.
Russia's envoy to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, stated that Moscow describes as "unacceptable any actions that transferred the functions or property of the UNMIK" to the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX.
For his part, Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu said that Kosovo has completed status talks with Serbia. "Territorial integrity of Kosovo is protected internationally and secession of the Serb-inhabited northern part of Kosovo is not a subject for discussion," he said, the UN news center reported.
Tadic told the UN Security Council that Belgrade "cannot endorse" UN chief Ban Ki-moon's recent plans to reconfigure the UN mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) by transferring responsibilities in the areas of police, justice and customs to an EU mission.
"Reconfiguration must be decided by the Security Council. It is the only institution endowed with the power to legitimate changes in the composition of the international presence in Kosovo," Tadic noted.
Russia's envoy to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, stated that Moscow describes as "unacceptable any actions that transferred the functions or property of the UNMIK" to the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX.
For his part, Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu said that Kosovo has completed status talks with Serbia. "Territorial integrity of Kosovo is protected internationally and secession of the Serb-inhabited northern part of Kosovo is not a subject for discussion," he said, the UN news center reported.
