The last session of the United Nations Security Council revived the question of the abolition of UNMIK.
This request from Pristina was supported by the United States, Great Britain and France, while against were Serbia, Russia and China.
Turbulent session of the Security Council once again demonstrated the totally opposed views of Belgrade and Pristina and the deep division of great powers in relation to the issue of Kosovo.
The former Serbian ambassador to the UN Pavle Jevremović says that it is not realistic to expect the end of the mission in Kosovo.
“While the international presence is based on the decision of the UNSC, the international status of Kosovo remains open. The changes appear with an increasing number of recognitions, but as far as the UN is concerned, there is no formal change in the law which is why it is very important for us,” said Jevremović.
Leader of the CI SDP Oliver Ivanović has the same attitude, but he warns of the possibility of a different way of changing the UNMIK status.
– Without the consent of the great powers, permanent members of the Security Council, there will be no change. What can happen is another option, plan b, because such attempts by some of the great powers, primarily the United States, have been in place since 2008, since proclaiming Kosovo’s independence – they are trying to minimize the role of UNMIK, that is to reduce it to an ordinary administrative office with the tendency to completely shut it down after a certain period, Ivanović believes.
Ivanović says that the UN mission in Kosovo has lost its practical, but still has great political significance.
