Diplomatic war over Kosovo in New York
Hillary Clinton collecting votes against Serbia T. Spaić | 25. 08. 2010. - 00:02h | Foto: FoNet | Komentara: 0 <http://english.blic.rs/News/6812/Hillary-Clinton-collecting-votes-against-Serbia/komentari> As ‘Blic’ learns from diplomatic sources in New York, Hillary Clinton, the USA Secretary of State and William Hague, British Foreign Minister have undertook the leadership in lobbying against Serbian resolution at the UN General Assembly. In their letters that ‘Blic’ had insight into, sent to presidents and prime ministers of about fifty countries including China, there is request for rejection of Serbian resolution with rather insulting claims aimed to explain ‘unreasonable moves by Serbia’. In the two letters, both on two pages, it is said that the UN General Assembly at the request of Serbia sought opinion from the ICJ whether Kosovo declaration on independence was contrary to the international law. It is pointed out that the ICJ replied it was not. It is then said that Serbia is rejected to accept that opinion and has filed a resolution to the UN GA. The letters request rejection of the resolution ‘since the future of both Kosovo and Serbia is in the EU’, Clinton and Hague have been joined in lobbying against Serbian resolution by foreign ministers of France and Saudi Arabia, ‘Blic’ learns from diplomatic sources. Such intensive diplomatic activity is understood in international circles as a consequence of concern by the USA in the first place, for stability in Kosovo. At the moment Belgrade has promise by 50 countries that they shall vote for the Serbian resolution. According to diplomatic sources, the USA, GB, France and Saudi Arabia got promise by 65 countries that they shall vote against. Many countries under pressure by big forces promised not to vote for the Serbian resolution, but shall not vote against it either. It is not known how 30 countries are going to vote and they are the target of diplomatic fight. ‘The opinion by the ICJ shall get its real conclusion only with the resolution that shall be adopted by the UN General Assembly. That is why this is so important. In the best outcome, our resolution shall be adopted what shall anull the effect caused initially by the ICJ opinion. In the worst scenario, the resolution shall be changed by an amendment or a new resolution shall be adopted accepting the existing situation of the international protectorate until finding of a solution acceptable for both Serbia and Kosovo. Resolution which would explicitly support independence of Kosovo has no chance to get majority. Both variants, the best one and the worst one, are favorable for Serbia. After that negotiations will follow’, a high Serbian source says for ‘Blic’. As we learn unofficially, Serbia Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic has also prepared a letter to his colleagues worldwide seeking support for Serbian resolution pointing out that Serbia is faced with unilateral secession today what may happen to any other country tomorrow. The USA Ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick said in her statement to the Tanjug yesterday that the USA was not preparing any resolution of its own thus partially denying claim by Washington analyst Obrad Kesic. The UN General Assembly shall according to announcements from New York debate over proposal of Serbian resolution on Kosovo on September 9. http://english.blic.rs/News/6812/Hillary-Clinton-collecting-votes-against-Serbia _______________________________________________ News mailing list News@antic.org http://lists.antic.org/mailman/listinfo/news
