BELGRADE -- The DS parliamentary whip says any change of the international mission in Kosovo is "impossible" without a UN decision.
Source: Beta, Tanjug
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Her party, led by President Boris Tadić, is the senior partner Serbia's ruling coalition, that also includes Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), New Serbia, and G17 Plus.
"It remains to be seen in what way Serbia can react, but it is dangerous for us to deteriorate our relations with the EU, since that would diminish our chances of fighting for our interests," she told journalists Saturday.
Kolundžija confirmed that the parliament session dedicated to the events in Kosovo will likely be called for Monday, since the interim institutions in the province are expected to unilaterally declare independence tomorrow.
Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardžić, DSS, also reacted today to say that the EU's "urgent procedure and an atmosphere of secrecy" in sending its mission to Kosovo, is yet another shameful decision undertaken by the Union, which demonstrates it accepts the policy of secession and independence of a province which is an inalienable part of Serbia.
Samardžić added that therefore, "the EU accepts secession as a policy to be used in solving the issues of ethnic minorities".
"It is an international organization with no backbone, prone to breaking international law, and its own legislation, and to serving to America's foreign policy interests," he added.
"For all these reasons, Serbia must in the very near future reexamine its relations with the EU and with its member states that could move to recognize the independence of Kosovo and Metohija," the minister concluded.
The largest opposition party, the Serb Radicals (SRS), have strongly condemned the decision to approve an EU mission to Kosovo today, and called on all political parties in the country to "rally together and denounce the occupation of Kosovo."
"Such a decision by all 27 EU member states shows that the stealing of a part of the Serbian territory was planned for a long time, and any false European carrot for our people would be nothing but a smoke screen to recognize an Albanian state in the Serbian territory," the party said in a statement released Saturday.
The Radicals blame the president and the government for the difficult state Serbia finds itself in today, and its catastrophic diplomatic position.
"Today the masks have been removed, and it is crystal clear that the Serbian rulers have been fooling the Serbian citizens for their own personal and party gains, while the interests of the state have been and remain the last of their concerns," the statement read.
The Radicals once again called on all parties to leave partisan politics aside and dedicate themselves to preserving Kosovo as a part of Serbia.
" Keep on dreaming about "Kosovo as Serbian land". It was lost in a war that Serbian state started.
(EA, 16 February 2008 16:20) "
hmmmm... i didn't know you could lose land... i know you can steal it... but it cannot be lost like a set of car keys...
also, serbia in 98-99 was reacting to the killing of police officers, postmen, the elderly by albanian extremists (a very low % of kosovo albanians by the way). they had every right to do what they did since these terrorist groups were operating on serbian soil.
(stari_vujadin, 17 February 2008 04:20)
Well Done KOSOVA.It's going to be independent tomorow and the name from tomorow will be called not kosovo but KOSOVA. The Serbian parties are against EU mision in kosova.What misin would serbs like in kosovo,would they like to send in kosova serbian paramilitary forces, serbian police forces, serbian military forces to kill albanians, burn albanian houses and albanian villages,displace all albanian population from kosova and then load trucks and lories with dead bodies and bury them in masive graves somewhere in Serbia.
That is not going to hapen any more. From tomorow Republic of Kosova will be recognized with in 1 month from 100 states and with in 1 year from all the states around the wold and OKB itself. Goverment of Kosova will take care of all of its citizens including serbs who live there. Kostunica,Nikolic and Tadic know very well that nathing is been left in their hands to decide any more.
Long Live Kosova
(halili, 16 February 2008 18:09)
"It remains to be seen in what way Serbia can react, BUT it is dangerous for us to deteriorate our relations with the EU, since that would diminish our chances of fighting for our interests," she told journalists Saturday.
I'm afraid that the DS and Tadic are the weakest link here. They are willing to sell Kosovo for an EU carrot.
There should be no BUTs when it comes to Kosovo and the goverments position is basically a green light to the EU.
I hope Kostunica will stand up and put things right. Nikolic has the right idea!
(ZK UK, 16 February 2008 16:37)
"It remains to be seen in what way Serbia can react, BUT it is dangerous for us to deteriorate our relations with the EU, since that would diminish our chances of fighting for our interests," she told journalists Saturday.
I'm afraid that the DS and Tadic are the weakest link here. They are willing to sell Kosovo for an EU carrot.
There should be no BUTs when it comes to Kosovo and the goverments position is basically a green light to the EU.
I hope Kostunica will stand up and put things right. Nikolic has the right idea!
(ZK UK, 16 February 2008 16:37)
Well Done KOSOVA.It's going to be independent tomorow and the name from tomorow will be called not kosovo but KOSOVA. The Serbian parties are against EU mision in kosova.What misin would serbs like in kosovo,would they like to send in kosova serbian paramilitary forces, serbian police forces, serbian military forces to kill albanians, burn albanian houses and albanian villages,displace all albanian population from kosova and then load trucks and lories with dead bodies and bury them in masive graves somewhere in Serbia.
That is not going to hapen any more. From tomorow Republic of Kosova will be recognized with in 1 month from 100 states and with in 1 year from all the states around the wold and OKB itself. Goverment of Kosova will take care of all of its citizens including serbs who live there. Kostunica,Nikolic and Tadic know very well that nathing is been left in their hands to decide any more.
Long Live Kosova
(halili, 16 February 2008 18:09)
" Keep on dreaming about "Kosovo as Serbian land". It was lost in a war that Serbian state started.
(EA, 16 February 2008 16:20) "
hmmmm... i didn't know you could lose land... i know you can steal it... but it cannot be lost like a set of car keys...
also, serbia in 98-99 was reacting to the killing of police officers, postmen, the elderly by albanian extremists (a very low % of kosovo albanians by the way). they had every right to do what they did since these terrorist groups were operating on serbian soil.
(stari_vujadin, 17 February 2008 04:20)
Well Done KOSOVA.It's going to be independent tomorow and the name from tomorow will be called not kosovo but KOSOVA. The Serbian parties are against EU mision in kosova.What misin would serbs like in kosovo,would they like to send in kosova serbian paramilitary forces, serbian police forces, serbian military forces to kill albanians, burn albanian houses and albanian villages,displace all albanian population from kosova and then load trucks and lories with dead bodies and bury them in masive graves somewhere in Serbia.
That is not going to hapen any more. From tomorow Republic of Kosova will be recognized with in 1 month from 100 states and with in 1 year from all the states around the wold and OKB itself. Goverment of Kosova will take care of all of its citizens including serbs who live there. Kostunica,Nikolic and Tadic know very well that nathing is been left in their hands to decide any more.
Long Live Kosova
(halili, 16 February 2008 18:09)
" Keep on dreaming about "Kosovo as Serbian land". It was lost in a war that Serbian state started.
(EA, 16 February 2008 16:20) "
hmmmm... i didn't know you could lose land... i know you can steal it... but it cannot be lost like a set of car keys...
also, serbia in 98-99 was reacting to the killing of police officers, postmen, the elderly by albanian extremists (a very low % of kosovo albanians by the way). they had every right to do what they did since these terrorist groups were operating on serbian soil.
(stari_vujadin, 17 February 2008 04:20)
"It remains to be seen in what way Serbia can react, BUT it is dangerous for us to deteriorate our relations with the EU, since that would diminish our chances of fighting for our interests," she told journalists Saturday.
I'm afraid that the DS and Tadic are the weakest link here. They are willing to sell Kosovo for an EU carrot.
There should be no BUTs when it comes to Kosovo and the goverments position is basically a green light to the EU.
I hope Kostunica will stand up and put things right. Nikolic has the right idea!
(ZK UK, 16 February 2008 16:37)