EU: KOSOVO STATUS NOT PRECEDENT FOR OTHER REGIONS
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.02.2007 16:36 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Kosovo, if it gains independence, will not be a
precedent for breakaway republics in the post-Soviet territories,
said Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the European Commissioner for External
Relations and European Neighborhood Policy. Asked whether breakaway
republics in the post-Soviet territories will demand independence
following Kosovo’s example, she said that each case is individual and
all of the aforementioned situations have various historic, political
and economic backgrounds. A UN Security Council resolution guides the
settlement of the Kosovo situation and, thus, a coordinated process is
under way with the participation of a contact group, including Russia,
under UN aegis, the commissioner said. UN special representative
and former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari has presented his
own proposals over the future process to define the Kosovo status
to members of the contact group and partners in Serbia and Kosovo,
Ferrero-Waldner said, adding that the UN will discuss the proposals
in March, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
