Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that UNMIK remains in Kosovo, that KFOR is the only armed force under the UNSC resolution and no other acts can be brought. He said and that Serbia will bring this attempt (to form the Kosovo army) to the Security Council session on 8th November.
Asked by the journalists whether he expects the Kosovo Army to be formed, Dacic said he hoped Pristina would be pressured to give up.
“All international factors emphasized that the current process is unacceptable, that constitutional changes are needed, and I hope that they will maintain that position,” said Minister Dacic.
Asked how he commented on the initiative to abolish UNMIK, he said that there was nothing of it, because such a thing is possible only if a new resolution abolishes the existing one.
“Russia and China have a stable and clear stance on Kosovo and Metohija, and it is impossible for this to happen,” Dacic said.
He announced that he would discuss this with the head of UNMIK Tanin in Belgrade, as well as the new report by the Secretary General on Kosovo.
Ivica Dacic points out that he does not expect Kosovo to become a member of the Interpol.
“The membership requires a two-thirds majority of the present, abstentions and absentees are not counted, and I expect of countries that have not recognized Kosovo’s independence not to vote. Kosovo does not have two-thirds majority,” Dacic told reporters in Belgrade.
He adds that it is a lie that Kosovo cannot cooperate with Interpol because it is not a member, because there is, he says, UNMIK, which has an agreement with Interpol and through which this communication is being done.
“It’s a lie that they want it in order to improve the fight against organized crime,” Dacic said, and added that Pristina wants membership to show it as a diplomatic victory.
“Kosovo wants this membership to show that the status issue is resolved and that’s why we are against it,” Dacic said, adding that Kosovo has made a lot of effort, money and lobbying in that regard.
Without membership status, membership in international organizations is not possible, concluded the head of Serbian diplomacy.
