The international recognition of Kosovo's independence is of Armenia's benefit

PanARMENIAN.Net - "The most dangerous thing is that the Albanian issue for Europe is no joke. There are as many unrecognized states as unrecognized geniuses around us. And each of them represents a huge problem at least for two totally successful countries. Nagorno-Karabakh, Transnistria, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia are only the territories we hear about every day. But the sign from Pristine will give rise to serious agitations among Kurds, who have been fighting for their independent Kurdistan, more agitations in Taiwan, deprived from China since long times and the Serbian Republic, the constituent of Bosnia and Herzegovina…", writes the newspaper "Russian Germany".

As the author of the article "Many years of frozen conflicts" (Le Monde) Daniel Verne supposes, the issue of independence of the former Serbian province conceals "virus" which may have wide spreading. According to him, "conflict defrosting" which may happen after Kosovo is granted independence, may cause acceleration of the breakdown of the states (Moldova and Georgia in particular).

In their turn the analysts of Stratford are sure that the resolution of the issue of Kosovo's independence should be postponed for undefined period so that the representatives of Serbia and Kosovo are able to reach understanding and a general consensus. "Otherwise the consequences may have the worst effect both for Europe and the whole world," they say.

If the leader of Serbian radical party Tomislav Nicolich wins in the Presidential election on February 3, Kosovo will definitely declare its independence from Serbia within the next few days. If the current President Boris Tadich wins, the Kosovo Albanians are inclined to postpone the declaration of independence by February 18, when the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of EU member states takes place, Reuters informs.

The truth is that the head of government of Albania Sali Berisha, while commenting on the agreement between the Albanian government of the Kosovo territory and NATO, refused the idea of the possible establishment of the so called Large Albania in the future. According to the Prime-Minister there is no need for worries regarding this. Albania and Kosovo are "two different realities", emphasized Berisha during his interview to AFR Agency in Tirana.

The Albanian Prime-Minister is sure that the declaration of Kosovo independence will not become the reason of destabilization of the situation in the Balkans. Meanwhile Berisha doesn't exclude the fact that the official Belgrade will probably try to impede the process of Kosovo's sovereignty by all means.

Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that the international recognition of Kosovo's independence is of Armenia's benefit regarding the issue of regulation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "If Kosovo's independence is recognized on the international level, the Armenian party will automatically have more rights on its own issues, since those who insist on Kosovo's independence will have to start considering the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh as well. Any recognition, even if it is one-party recognition, as it used to be in 70's, when several countries recognized the independence of Taiwan, is of Armenia's benefit," says the member of ARF Dashnaktsutiun Vahan Hovhannisyan.