Dacic: At This Security Council Session No One Called on Other Countries to Recognize Kosovo

Ivica Dacic press konference (Beta/Milan Obradovic)

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said after the Oct. 31 U.N. Security Council session that the main message of the meeting was related to UNMIK's report on the May 28 incident, when Kosovo police arrested two U.N. Mission officers, adding that it has not happened until today that no one issued a call at a Security Council session for other countries to recognize Kosovo.

A press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs quoted Dacic as saying that Zahir Tanin, special representative of the U.N. secretary general, presented conclusions of the report.

Those conclusions are, as he put it, that the arrested were on duty, that they did not overstep their authorities, that the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations was violated, that severe physical injuries were inflicted on them and that court proceedings are being carried out against them.

"The most important conclusion is that Pristina is urged to punish all who are responsible," said Dacic.

We took the opportunity at the session to present all examples regarding the violation of Serbs' rights in Kosovo and Metohija, to point out the lies Pristina is using, starting with the story of decolonization, then how they were not allowed to use their own language and script in Serbia and Yugoslavia, and finally this alleged attempted poisoning of Election Commission members during the counting of Serbian votes, said Dacic.

"I called on the international community to state its view on the matter, but also to state its view on the positions of (candidate for premier and Kosovo election winner Albin) Kurti, who says that the Brussels Agreement will be a dead letter. What is that supposed to mean? Why have we been negotiating then?," asked Dacic.

He went on to say that "it is obvious that Serbia has considerably strengthened its foreign policy position" and that "the overall policy (of Serbia) has helped better understanding of the situation regarding Kosovo and Metohija."

"At this session, no one invited other countries to recognize Kosovo, and that has never happened before," said the Serbian foreign minister.

He added that "things have changed, but we cannot be happy with the situation in Kosovo and Metohija and we cannot be happy with how all the international obligations Pristina took on are being fulfilled."

"That is why Kosovo and Metohija needs to be discussed at the U.N. Security Council," said Dacic, adding that the next session is to be held next April.