Vetevendosje to oppose agreement on telephone code "by all means" (Koha)
The Vetevendosje Movement through a press release announced that it will oppose by all means the execution of the agreement on the telephone code that was signed between Kosovo and Serbia on 25 August. “Kosovo's path to obtain international telephone code is by applying for membership on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva. This route does not pass through Belgrade nor through Vienna,” notes the press release. “ITU is a UN agency, same as UNESCO. The procedure for obtaining international telephone code begins with the application for membership in the ITU. While not yet a member of the UN, Kosovo has the right to apply and be provided with an international code, based on Article 2, paragraph c of the Constitution of the ITU. There are many cases that are not UN member states and that are already members of the ITU and equipped with code.” According to Vetevendosje, with this agreement Kosovo only earned further degradation of the telecommunications market and acceptance of Serbia’s sovereignty in Kosovo. “Therefore, this agreement will be opposed by all means by Vetevendosje,” stated the press release.