Kosovo and Metohija DEP:BRITAIN-KOSOVO-PRESS DAILY TELEGRAPH: KPC POSSIBLE CATALISATOR OF VIOLENCE 11.2.2008 12:06 LONDON, (Tanjug) - With the growing probability that Kosovo-Metophija independence will be declared, the international forces in the southern Serbian province seem to be faced with a threat of danger, the catalisator of which could be the very formation the international community has created - the Kosovo Protections Corps (KPC), The Daily Telegraph from London reported on Monday.
DEP:SERBIA-KOSOVO-FLEINER SERBIA WOULD HAVE GREAT CHANCES TO WIN IF IT FILED LAWSUIT 11.2.2008 10:05 BELGRADE, (Tanjug) - Legal Advisor of the Serbian state team in the negotiations on future Kosovo-Metohija status Thomas Fleiner has assessed that Serbia would have an eighty percent chance to win if it filed a lawsuit with The Hague-based International Court Justice against the countries that might unilaterally recognise the province's independence. DEP:JAKSIC-KOSOVO-EU JAKSIC: PARTS OF EU MISSION ALREADY ARRIVING IN KOSOVO 10.2.2008 20:00 BELGRADE, (Tanjug) - President Marko Jaksic of the Community of Serb Municipalities of Kosovo and Metohija said on Sunday that parts of the European Union (EU) mission have already started arriving in this southern Serbian province. DEP:MUNICH-SOLANA-KOSOVO SOLANA: OPERATIVE PLAN ON SENDING EU MISSION TO KOSOVO SOON 10.2.2008 19:37 MUNICH, (Tanjug) - European Union (EU) High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana said in Munich on Sunday that a decision will soon be made on the operative plan for the EU mission for Serbia's Kosovo and Metohija province. DEP:RUSSIA-KOSOVO-IVANOV IVANOV: SOLUTION IN AGREEMENT OF CONFLICT SIDES 10.2.2008 18:57 MUNICH, (Tanjug) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov on Sunday warned that a unilateral independence of Kosovo and Metohija province, without the approval of Serbia, could cause a domino effect, and stressed that the real solution for the question of Kosovo and Metohija is an agreement between the two sides in this conflict. DEP:USA-KOSMET-WEDGEWOOD WEDGEWOOD: NEW CRISIS OVER KOSOVO SHOULD BE AVOIDED 10.2.2008 18:07 WASHINGTON, (Tanjug) - The independence of Kosovo and Metohija province would set a dangerous precedent, having in mind that it would imply the fragmenting of the territory of a member-state of the United Nations (UN), and the destabilization of the Balkans is not ruled out either, United States expert on international law Ruth Wedgewood has warned. DEP:RS-KOSOVO-RADMANOVIC RADMANOVIC WILL NOT VOTE FOR INDEPENDENT KOSOVO 10.2.2008 17:35 BANJALUKA, (Tanjug) - Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency member from Republika Srpska (RS) Nebojsa Radmanovic has said that, in the event of the recognition of a self-proclaimed state of Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina will not be able to recognize it, since such a decision is carried by the BiH Presidency by consensus, and they will not have his vote. DEP:RUSSIA-GERMANY-IVANOV IVANOV: IF EU RECOGNIZES KOSOVO, NORTH CYPRUS IS NEXT 10.2.2008 17:08 MUNICH, (Tanjug) - Russian Deputy Premier Sergei Ivanov on Sunday warned that granting independence to Kosovo and Metohija province would create a big problem, open a Pandora's box, pose a precedent, and present a violation of international law. DEP:KOSOVO-STATUS-MLADENOVIC EUROPE'S DISGRACE IF IT ALLOWS, WITH US, KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE 10.2.2008 16:13 BELGRADE, (Tanjug) - Should Hahsim Thaci, under the auspices of the United States of America and the European Union (EU), proclaim the unilateral independence of Kosovo on Feb 17, it will be primarily a big disgrace for Europe which has permitted that a false state should be created in its very heart, in violation of the United Nations (UN) Charter, Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) Spokesman Andreja Mladenovic said on Sunday. DEP:SUTANOVAC-KOSMET-MUNICH SUTANOVAC URGES CONTINUATION OF NEGOTIATIONS ON KOSMET 10.2.2008 15:55 MUNICH, (Tanjug) - Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac said in Munich on Sunday that, in the course of a series of talks with participants in the 44th Conference on Security Policy, he had indicated the necessity for a continuation of the negotiations on the future status of Kosovo and Metohija province.
