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Mrkic

lines on the record: 42
first: 2012-11-27
most recent: 2013-08-29
sittings or episodes: 2
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“Aware of the opportunity before it, the Republic of Serbia expects the continued assistance of the international community, the United Nations in particular, on the road to confidence-building, which we believe is the only sound foundation for bringing about a normal life for everyone in Kosovo and Metohija.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Our experience has shown that often the slightest incident can trigger a situation that can escalate into protests with unforeseeable consequences. Great efforts and concrete steps are needed to ensure physical safety and to secure the property of minority communities. Those steps need to be taken, as stated in the report, by Pristina, and we believe that the process will evolve a lot more easily and faster with UNMIK's assistance. The first agreement to normalize relations is a good beginning, but it only sets a framework for the hard work that still lies ahead of us. We consider those foundations good enough to build a better tomorrow, and we must not miss this opportunity. We cannot simply ignore obstructions, for that not only means a return to the past but also signals a deepening in the mistrust, which we want to overcome.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“It so happens that we continue to witness attempts, made within UNESCO, to rename the cultural and historical heritage of the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija as the heritage of Kosovo without mentioning Metohija, in other words, to 'Kosovize' it. Those attempts are tantamount to destroying evidence of the long existence and survival of Serbs for centuries in that area, all for the purpose of promoting the so-called independence of Kosovo. As far as the Republic of Serbia is concerned, it does not, nor will it, recognize the unilateral declaration of independence. Let me also express our gratitude to all those Member States that share and support our position of principle. Too many latent tensions continue to exist everywhere in Kosovo and Metohija.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“The Republic of Serbia takes this opportunity to call on EULEX, which is competent to find those responsible for war crimes, to make a contribution towards finding a solution to that problem by presenting a list of Serbs indicted, without interfering in individual court proceedings. As on previous occasions, I would like to reiterate the importance of a full and effective investigation into allegations of people being killed for organ trafficking. The Republic of Serbia is ready to continue cooperating with the EULEX investigation team in order to establish the truth and to achieve justice for the victims, as soon as possible. I must point out that the intimidation and discouragement of returns can be much more subtle, if, for instance, one denies the history of an entire people.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“That brings us back to the question of Pristina's political will to address those issues. The lack of institutional clarity, highlighted in a joint study by the Council of Europe and the European Union, would not be such a big problem, if it were not yet another issue used by Pristina to intimidate the Serbian population by resorting to arrests under secret indictments. We continue to witness unfounded charges arbitrarily pressed against Serbs for war crimes. Equally disturbing is the postponement of the amnesty law, which, incidentally, barely made it through the Parliament, which makes Serbs justifiably apprehensive that, pending its implementation, many more of them might be arrested.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“I repeat, in an environment like that, minorities surely do not feel safe. If the environment were at least a bit different, we would be witnessing more returns, and our Liaison Officer, who assumed his duties in June, would not be one of only 118 Serbs in Pristina, a city that numbered 40,000 Serbs not so long ago. There were only 302 Serb returnees to Kosovo and Metohija in 2012, fewer than in 2011, when 464 persons returned. We are witnessing a continued decrease in the already small numbers of returnees. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has pointed that fact out. Even though she offers a positive assessment of the legal and institutional frameworks for human rights protection, the High Commissioner indicates that their enforcement remains insufficient.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Had at least one of those cases been solved or had we seen any headway in investigations, we would now have something to prove to the Serbian community in Kosovo and Metohija that, over time, justice would be served in each case. We would be able to tell the community that meting out justice would not only discourage potential perpetrators from committing violence again, but that, over time, it would create a different climate among Kosovo inhabitants, who, in that way, might one day become guarantors of their security. Yet, none ofthose cases has been solved so far, which leads us to believe that the culture of impunity obtains in Kosovo and Metohija. It is therefore no surprise that violent demonstrations broke out in Pristina after EULEX arrested a few suspects in connection with war crimes committed against minorities.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Also, no mention is made of the measures taken by the authorities - whether the police, the prosecutors or the courts. The practice of not punishing the perpetrators of violence against Serbs therefore continues. We still do not know who killed 14 reapers at Staro Gracko in 1999, following the arrival of the international presences, or who shot the Serbian children as they played on the river at Gorazdevac in 2003. Every year, as we remember those who lost their lives, we expect to hear what has been done concerning them, but we have had no answer for more than 10 years now. The pogrom of March 2004, which resulted in 19 dead and approximately 4,000 displaced, has not yet led to initiating a single court proceeding.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“It has been pointed out that, taken separately for each quarterly reporting period, it has been hard to make precise conclusions on the basis of the number of security incidents that took place during a particular period. As it stands, it is possible to wrongly conclude that the security situation is improving; whereas, in fact, we still have a long way to go to achieve that goal. After the completion of the report, which states that the number ofincidents related to minority communities has been reduced as compared to those in the preceding period, the murder of an elderly Serbian woman was discovered. The perpetrators were never identified. That reveals a new problem: the report is silent on the number of discovered and tried perpetrators and the number of cases, solved and unsolved.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“It has been 14 years since the Council adopted a decision on the establishment and on the competencies of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo and Metohija, but some key aims of the international community remain unfulfilled. According to data from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there still remain 210,148 internally displaced persons from the province living in Serbia today. More than 70 per cent of them are Serbs, 17 per cent Roma, as well as Gorani, Bosniacs, Montenegrins and others. Tension in Kosovo and Metohija continues to flare. Despite our efforts, we have not succeeded in reducing it, demonstrated by the security data presented in the report.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“In that connection, I recall the position maintained within the United Nations that the Privatization Agency of Kosovo is not a legal successor of the Kosovo Trust Agency, since it has not been established under a law in force in Kosovo and Metohija in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999). In the light of the property issues mentioned, I consider it necessary to re-examine the decision on funding the Privatization Agency of Kosovo. It would be ill-advised to leave such a sensitive issue as privatization, which concerns all minority rights, within the competence of the Privatization Agency of Kosovo. The latter has already misused its powers in the interest of the majority community on a number of occasions.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Such a report would be very illustrative if it included examples of institutional encumbrances related to the exercise of rights, the registration of ethnically motivated criminal offences and the realization of property rights. The property rights of Serbs are violated throughout Kosovo and Metohija, in particular by indiscriminate sales of companies in Serbian communities to Albanian business people through the Privatization Agency of Kosovo. The sales affect the economic viability of the Serbian communities, destroy conditions for return and undermine security. In addition, it has been a common practice to put only ethnic Albanian workers on lists of employees entitled to monetary compensations from the sale of a company.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Particularly worrisome is the fact that some problems are institutional in nature and, as a result, they involve partial and sometimes full denial of basic minority rights in terms of security and restitution of property. Although the report includes a separate chapter on northern Kosovo and Metohija, it is of particular concern that, by choosing to treat the subject this way, it actually minimizes emphasis on developments important for Serbs and members of other non-majority communities in Kosovo and Metohija. We propose that, for the next report, the Secretary-General asks his Special Representative to prepare an exhaustive review of the situation in which the Serbs, Gorani and the members of other communities south of the Ibar River live.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Likewise, we did not believe that the pogrom was possible before it happened in 2004, or the dispatch of Pristina's special force to northern Kosovo and Metohija in the summer of 2011. At that time, we also kept telling our fellow Serbs that threats to their lives were a thing of the past, but the reality contradicted us. If we want to solidify the trust that we have only begun to build, we now need much more than assumptions. We need guarantees that force will not be used. Tensions continue, not only in the north but in the entire territory of Kosovo and Metohija. The Serbs living south of the Ibar River are facing problems. Although those problems are different than those of the Serbs in the north, they merit attention and serious efforts to find solutions.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Such an agreement has a potential, in case a political decision is taken, to threaten the security of the people in a real way and to repeat the ethnic pogrom of March 2004. Whether or not such a scenario comes to pass, the signing of that agreement sends a clear message to all members of non-Albanian communities as to who controls force. It should be borne in mind that, at least in theory, the agreement provides for the possibility that full military force could be deployed, since the Republic of Albania does possess heavy weapons; whereas, at least formally, the so-called Kosovo Security Force does not. Of course, we do not expect that Pristina will use the agreement with Albania for military actions in the field, but we must emphasize the consequence: intimidation of minority communities.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Building confidence in Kosovo institutions among minority communities is not aided by the signing of the 1 July military agreement with Albania, mentioned in the report of the Secretary-General. The Republic of Serbia protested the signing in the belief that the agreement on military cooperation should be placed in the context of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. Its implementation is sufficiently complex even without the less than constructive surprises by Pristina, especially those with destabilization potential. The exchange of military personnel, provided for by the agreement, would result in an increased presence of ethnic Albanians in a very small geographic area, interspersed with a number of enclaves populated by Serbs, Gorani and other non-Albanians, thereby adding to the anxiety of those already isolated communities.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Yet the Serbs from Brdjani protested only after they discovered that Kosovo and Metohija Albanians were planning to build 172 apartments in that locality for veterans of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army who had never lived there, and only for a fraction of that number for Albanians who had lived there before 1999. That is yet another example in which UNMIK mediation would be of great help. We therefore propose that the Secretary-General request his Special Representative to draw up an exact list of Kosovo and Metohija Albanians who lived in Brdjani prior to June 1999 and to present it with his next report. We are convinced that such transparency would contribute significantly to the resolution of disputes and that we need a neutral international presence to achieve it.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Rather than eliminating the obstacles to the normalization of life, it creates additional ones. Another example of the breach of trust is the situation in Brdjani. The report states that Serbs protested because ofthe attempts by internally displaced Albanians to build houses in that part of northern Kosovska Mitrovica. The truth of the matter, however, is the persistence of Kosovo and Metohija Albanians in altering the ethnic structure of Brdjani through land grabbing and building without a permit. In fact, local Serbs had agreed with returnee Albanians that they could rebuild their houses without any encumbrance whatsoever. Brdjani, it should be borne in mind, is a small place where everybody knows everybody else and where such agreements were possible.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“In fact, the amendments to the law are contrary to the agreement made in the working group on the implementation of the integrated border management agreement last J anuary. Under that agreement, the funds collected from the transfer of goods for individuals and legal entities in the municipalities in northern Kosovo and Metohija are to be credited to the fund for the development of the north. The amendments adopted in the Assembly, however, provide for the establishment of a development trust fund for the association of Serb municipalities in Kosovo and Metohija. In that way, the funds would be initially credited to the Kosovo fund - treasury/ budget - and only then to the fund for the development of the north. That modification runs counter to the spirit of the political agreement.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“Accordingly, what we are dealing with is the setting of standards, which is our primary goal - not the establishment of a status, which appears to be that of Pristina. As our goals - at least in that domain - evidently differ, we consider that the Brussels agreement is only the beginning of the normalization of relations, not the end. We would not be warning of attempts to undermine agreements had we not already registered a number of them in this short period of time. For instance, satisfaction is expressed in the report (S/2013/444) of the Secretary-General over the amendment of the law on the budget in the Assembly of Kosovo. We, too, would be satisfied if it did not break a prior bilateral agreement.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“In View of the enormous efforts invested so far by the Republic of Serbia in finding solutions acceptable to all sides, we would like to see - and we do not see - the other side investing efforts to bring about very necessary changes in the field. Apparently, the status quo suits the other side much more, and that is why we assume that they want international actors to leave the province. I am sure that the Council needs no reminding that the task of the international presence in Kosovo and Metohija is not to promote the independence of Kosovo. By resolution 1244 (1999), this body established the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and charged it with the mandate of promoting security, stability and respect for human rights in the province.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“I have to say that we would have liked to have made more progress on that road, alone and without outside assistance, and thus be able to seek agreements with representatives from Pristina on all matters without assistance. That in itself would demonstrate the political maturity of both sides. However, just as the signing of the Brussels agreement would not have been possible this year without European Union mediation, without Baroness Ashton, I am afraid the implementation of the agreements may not be possible without the active participation of the United Nations. While we are firmly resolved to prove that Serbia is up to the challenges and tasks with which it is presented, we also need a guarantee that the other side will not undermine the agreements already reached.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“On the long road, in addition to goodwill and hard work, we also need an honest broker, not someone who will do our job for us but who will ensure that all the participants in the process are guided by the idea of the long-term betterment of all our people, rather than by the predominance of the ethnic majority. It is precisely in that role of impartial overseer of the process of historic reconciliation that the Republic of Serbia perceives the United Nations. For several decades now, the world Organization has worked to improve the living conditions for all communities in Kosovo and Metohija, and it is equipped with the necessary knowledge and experience for the road that lies ahead.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“We therefore consider that the continued presence of the United Nations in Kosovo and Metohija is of paramount importance for future developments, especially at this sensitive juncture when, after a very long time, possibilities can now be discerned for all those living in Kosovo and Metohija to begin to live better and for its ethnic communities to begin to overcome tensions. The tensions between the communities have existed for decades, and it would be illusory to expect them to disappear within a matter of months. If indeed we long for a future where everyone can live in peace, without fear for their lives, we have to solidify the foundations laid down by the Brussels agreement and work, day in and day out, towards bridging the deep gap brought about by decades of lack of trust and confidence.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“The Republic of Serbia, too, is firmly resolved to work to achieve that goal, as we believe that reducing the distrust is the only right way, that is, a precondition for creating better living conditions for all. Last April, we signed the Brussels agreement in order to facilitate the solution of questions of vital importance for all people in the province, hopeful that the signers from Pristina would share our enthusiasm in overcoming the problems that we have been facing for far too long. However, it is with regret that I have to state that that has not always been the case. We do hope that there is a political will in Pristina, although we know that concrete results in solving people's problems, particularly those besetting minority ethnic groups in the province, are in very short supply.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, and members of the Security Council for convening this meeting under resolution 1244 (1999). At the outset, let me express my gratitude to the Council for continually addressing the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, which is demonstrated by the fact that the Council convenes meetings to discuss this issue regularly, every three months. I also thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his commitment and dedication in guiding the United Nations team in the field and for his daily efforts to find a way to overcome the still-deep gap of distrust that divides the ethnic communities in Kosovo and Metohija.”
2013-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7026 (2013) · source
“The following words of the former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold may serve as inspiration to us: "The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned".”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“I wish to reaffirm our strong commitment to continuing the process of reconciliation, which is a key element for the consolidation of peace and stability in the region. In that regard, I take this opportunity to point out the negative consequences for the reconciliation process of the latest judgement by the ICTY Appeals Chamber concerning the two Croatian generals. That judgement has stunned not only the whole of Serbia but also many legal experts around the world. We maintain that such an injustice must never happen again. Achieving lasting peace in the region requires a comprehensive solution to be found for Kosovo and Metohija. Reconciliation between Serbs and Albanians requires tough decisions on both sides.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“Dick Marty, Rapporteur of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. The Republic of Serbia is ready to continue its cooperation with the EULEX investigation team in order to help establish the truth, trace the missing and achieve justice for the victims. The truth must be established in a professional and serious manner, particularly bearing in mind the information regarding the destruction by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of evidence gathered by UNMIK. Serbia will continue to call for a United Nations role in the investigation. After many years of conflict and tensions in the Balkans, the region has entered a new era ofcooperation, confidence-building and dialogue. The Republic of Serbia has played a significant role in that process and is committed to resolving all problems peacefully.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“A particular problem is the constant prevention of visits and freedom of movement of officials of the Republic of Serbia, despite the fact that they duly inform EULEX of their visits to Kosovo and Metohija in accordance with established procedure. Even humanitarian aid has been denied entry to Kosovo and Metohija. In Kosovo and Metohija, Serbia is constantly faced with attacks on its cultural and historical heritage. Attempts to replace and rename the Serbian cultural identity in Kosovo and Metohij a as Albanian, Byzantine, Illyrian and so forth are continuously taking place in spite of the relevant recommendations and decisions of UNESCO. I would like to emphasize once again the importance of full and effective investigation of allegations of killing for the purpose of organ trafficking contained in the report of Mr.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“The way in which the Kosovo Privatization Agency is privatizing enterprises in Kosovo and Metohija is alarming, especially since January. Of particular concern is the privatization of public and social enterprises in Serbian communities. The consequences of selling such enterprises to Albanian nationals are an additional factor forcing the exit of the Serbian population. I take this opportunity to draw the Council's attention to the ever more frequent problem of the limitation of the freedom of movement of private persons due to technical changes in the established procedure of organized police escorts, usually in cooperation with EULEX police.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“I take this opportunity to emphasize once again that the systematic destruction and demolition of houses deserted by Serbs and other non-Albanians has continued. I would also like to point out that the activities of local authorities are aimed at the expropriation or forced dispossession and demolition of houses in the historical parts of towns like Pee and Bakovica. At a time when the international community is making efforts to provide lasting housing solutions for refugees and displaced persons in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, the return of internally displaced persons to Kosovo and Metohija is a slow process characterized by a low level of sustainability. According to the latest figures for 2012, a mere 285 Serbs returned to Kosovo and Metohija, which testifies to the continuing downward trend in returns.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“The relative diminishing of inter-ethnic violence is not a result of improved inter-ethnic relations, but the consequence of the growing isolation of the Serbian population as a result of their retreat into enclaves or isolated villages. According to the information available to us, in the period from July to October, more than 70 attacks that could be described as ethnically motivated were carried out. The result is that there are ever fewer Serbs living in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija. In the period under review, additional concern, lack of security and disquiet were also caused by further arrests of members of the Serbian community without any explanation as to the legal grounds for issuing controversial warrants against them. In that way, added pressure is being put on the Serbian community living in Kosovo and Metohija.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“The lives and property of Serbs and other non-Albanians continue to be threatened; there are no basic security conditions or freedom of movement and employment; safe return to their homes in Kosovo and Metohija has not been ensured for Serbian refugees and displaced persons; no major infrastructure facilities have been rebuilt; and violence against the Serbian population and their cultural and religious sites by Albanian separatists continues. The human rights situation in Kosovo and Metohija, especially as it pertains to Serbs and other non-Albanians, continues to be deplorable. Concern for security and safety, as well as limited freedom of movement, are definitely the most important factors having an adverse effect upon the quality of life of Kosovo and Metohija Serbs.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“Of special significance for the Republic of Serbia is the continued financing of the United Nations Administration in Mitrovica. It is unacceptable to us to additionally limit the responsibilities of the Administration as a result of the lack of financing and the takeover of UNMIK's responsibilities by the creation and functioning of a parallel body based in Pristina. We would like to point out that UNMIK is the only legitimate international presence in which people in north Kosovo still have full confidence. Despite the long-standing international presence, there is no significant improvement on the ground.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“Its executive role remains crucial, especially as far as the implementation of agreements reached in the dialogue is concerned. The Republic of Serbia will insist on the implementation of agreed solutions on integrated border management through the presence and executive role of EULEX at the administrative boundary line. It is important that UNMIK continue to perform its mandate related to the external representation of Kosovo, unless otherwise agreed within the framework of some regional gatherings and initiatives. In addition, the United Nations should ensure that the missions in Kosovo and Metohija operate solely in a status-neutral framework, as envisaged in resolution 1244 (1999). The United Nations should further continue its key role as coordinator of all international organizations that act under its auspices.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“We believe that UNMIK should have an important role to complement the dialogue, so that an effective exchange of information and reporting to the Security Council can be ensured. The Security Council remains indispensable in securing the legitimacy of a comprehensive settlement. The role of the United Nations in the stabilization of the situation in the region is irreplaceable. The mandate of UNMIK must therefore remain unchanged, and it should continue to enjoy our full support. We would like to see more efficient cooperation among UNMIK, the Kosovo Force and EULEX. Both UNMIK and EULEX should be active on the ground and act in accordance with their mandates, in a status-neutral way, under the auspices of the United Nations. I would like to stress that the role of EULEX, especially at this moment, must not be changed.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“We also recalled that an agreement had been reached to start implementing integrated control by 10 December, Within the framework of pilot projects at the administrative crossing points. Also, agreement was reached that the Kosovo Police Service should set up a special unit for the protection of Serbian cultural heritage that will be made up predominantly of Kosovo Serbs. We are determined to fully implement the arrangements reached thus far and are open to discussions on all issues, except the dismantling of Serbia's institutions in Kosovo and Metohija. Serbia wishes to move forward towards its European future and is fully committed to the process, which should result in lasting peace between Serbs and Albanians.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“The Republic of Serbia sees the dialogue as the only way ofovercoming the current crisis and arriving at sustainable solutions for the problems facing the population in Kosovo and Metohija on a daily basis. The new Government of the Republic of Serbia recently entered into the follow-up to the dialogue with the wish of making concrete progress between Belgrade and Pristina. During the last meeting between Mr. Daeic', the Prime Minister of Serbia, and Mr. Thaci, held in Brussels on 7 November, a wide range of issues was discussed. We insisted that the executive control powers at the crossing points in northern Kosovo be vested in the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX).”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“I would like to express my country's sincere gratitude to the majority Member States that continue to respect Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We urge them to maintain their principled stance, as that is the most important contribution they can make to the ultimate success of the dialogue. Adhering to the principles of international law, as well as the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, we support the continuous building and promotion of mutual confidence, while respecting the legitimate interests of both Albanians and Serbs living in Kosovo and Metohija. The Serbian side continues to promote and pursue the policy of finding peaceful solutions in a constructive dialogue with Pristina.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“The Republic of Serbia is committed to contributing to building peace, security and stability in the region, as well as to developing a platform for a common European future. During the reporting period, we once again confirmed our readiness to contribute to overcoming outstanding issues and problems. Our continuing efforts are aimed at a peaceful resolution of the problems in the region, including the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, as mandated by resolution 1244 (1999). We continue to oppose unilateral actions by any party, In that respect, I wish also to underline once again the unacceptability of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and Metohija. Let me say it once again: we shall not recognize the so-calied Republic of Kosovo thus proclaimed.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“First of all, let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting of the Security Council under resolution 1244 (1999). I also take this opportunity to express my appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif for his engagement and for the positions expressed in his statement. I have carefully read the Secretary-General's report on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for the period 16 July to 15 October (S/2012/818), which is, for the most part, factographic. We had expected it to contain some substantial assessments concerning the development of the situation in the region, primarily bearing in mind the Secretary-General's visit to the region in July.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source