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Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Seventh Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2007
For the Seventh Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2007 which was convened by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr Oliver Dulic for 26 December, and which started at 2,15 p.
For the Seventh Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2007 which was convened by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr Oliver Dulic for 26 December, and which started at 2,15 p.m. the following agenda was set:
1. The Report of the State Negotiating Team on the negotiations conducted under the mandate of the Contact Group Troika on the future status of Kosovo and Metohia in the 10 August – 19 December period and the Proposal of the Resolution of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia on the protection of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order of the Republic of Serbia.
The Assembly sitting, held at the National Assembly House was attended by Boris Tadic, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Dr Vojislav Kostunica, President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Dr Slobodan Samardzic, Minister of Kosovo and Metohia and the ministers of the Government of the Republic of Serbia.
In his address to the members of parliament, President Tadic stated that the Government will do all in its power to keep Kosovo in
It is his opinion that the solution of the future status of Kosovo and Metohia must be brought in the UN Security Council, as well as that this UN organ must agree with any change in the composition of the civil and military mission in the Province. Tadic reiterated that Serbia advocates the continuation of negotiations on the status of the Province announcing that he will represent Serbian state policy at the new session of the UN Security Council dedicated to Kosovo and Metohia, on 9 January.
In his speech, the Serbian President stated that both principles – keeping Kosovo in Serbia and Serbia on its way to Europe “must be realised through wise politics, peaceful and diplomatic means” concluding that “isolation from the rest of the world and war can neither help Serbia keep Kosovo, not ensure economic perspective for its citizens”.
Focusing on the course of the negotiations so far, Tadic deemed that the State Negotiating Team has done its job well, consistently pleading the principle of keeping
In his address to the members of parliament, the President of the Government, Dr Vojislav Kostunica stated his belief that all are unified behind
Kostunica stressed that on 19 December at the session of the Security Council discussing the Report of the mediating
Kostunica said that
The Prime Minister pointed out that
Kostunica emphasised that the fight for Kosovo is the fight for
Kostunica said that
The Minister of Kosovo and Metohia, Dr Slobodan Samardzic, made several comments on the course of the four-month negotiations process and accused the USA and certain countries of the European Union of encouraging obstruction in and demotivating the delegation of Kosovo Albanians in the talks on the status of the Province. The shadow of a final solution and promised independence prevented them from joining in the negotiations and reaching a compromise solution, although the talks were somewhat more open.
It is obvious from the Report of the Negotiations Troika that an opportunity was created in the course of the negotiations for
Samardzic said that the State Negotiating Team acted according to the innovative platform and that the negotiations were boosted by
Afterwards, the members of parliament conducted a joint discussion on this item on the agenda. At the beginning of the discussion the Presidents of the Serbian Radical Party Deputy Group, Tomislav Nikolic, Socialist Party of Serbia Deputy Group, Ivica Dacic, Liberal Democratic Party Deputy Group, Cedomir Jovanovic, G17 Plus Deputy Group, Suzana Grubjesic, Minority Deputy Group, Balint Pastor, Vojvodina Deputies’ Group, Nenad Canak and Democratic Party of Serbia – New Serbia – Dr Vojislav Kostunica Deputy Group, Milos Aligrudic requested to be heard.
Before the conclusion of the discussion in which most of the members of parliament participated, the President of the Government of the
The Prime Minister repeated that the European Union’s decision to send an EU civil mission to Kosovo to replace the UN mission is illegal from the standpoint of international law and Security Council Resolution 1244. It is his belief that the SC Resolution may only be replaced by another resolution passed in the Security Council and which could only be reached through the negotiations which are now blocked. Finally, Kostunica called upon al the members of parliament to vote in favour of the proposed Resolution of the National Assembly, because what
Since the joint discussion was completed, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Oliver Dulic, set the Voting Day on the only item on the agenda of the Seventh Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the
With 150 votes “in favour”, 19 “against” and three abstained, the National Assembly adopted the Report of the State Negotiating Team on the negotiations conducted under the mandate of the Contact Group Troika on the future status of Kosovo and Metohia in the 10 August – 19 December period.
With 220 votes “in favour”, 14 “against” and three abstained, the National Assembly adopted the Proposal of the Resolution of the National Assembly of the
Since the National Assembly had conducted discussions on the only item on the agenda and decided upon it, Speaker, Dulic, concluded the Seventh Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the