Serbia Opposes U.S. Stance On Kosovo Independence

Serbian president Boris Tadic says that he advocates a compromise solution of the Kosovo status, acceptable to both sides.

As Tadic states in a press release, Serbia is a “European and democratic country that has a legitimate right to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity based on international law, in a political and peaceful way.” 

He adds that it would be quite damaging if any country recognized Kosovo’s independence independently of the Security Council’s resolution and he “most resolutely dismissed any possibility of accepting compensation for the loss of a part of the territory.” 

Serbian prime minister Vojislav Kostunica also voiced his opinion on Kosovo to Belgrade agency Beta, saying that the USA had a great force at its disposal, but that “the key to resolving the Kosovo issue does not lie in force, but in respecting international law and the U.N. Charter.” 

“Any attempt at unilaterally proclaiming independence using the politics of force and legal violence is doomed to failure. This can least of all be fixed with the American offer from the highest position for Kosovo to get independence and for Serbia to be rewarded with the entry in the NATO alliance,” Kostunica told agency Beta.