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Parliament alone authorised to respond to Ban Ki-moon’s proposal Belgrade, June 17, 2008 – Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said today that acting parliament speaker Jovan Krkobabic’s decision not to schedule an extraordinary session of parliament has made it impossible for Serbia to give a legitimate response to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s proposal to support the illegal EULEX mission on Kosovo-Metohija. File photo of Vojislav Kostunica Photo: Tanjug The Serbian government’s website presents Kostunica’s statement in full. “Acting parliament speaker Jovan Krkobabic has made the decision, without consulting parliamentary parties, not to schedule an extraordinary session of parliament. It has now become impossible for Serbia to legitimately respond to UN Secretary General’s Ban Ki-moon’s proposal to deploy the illegal EULEX mission, which aims to implement Ahtisaari’s plan for an independent Kosovo. Even though at the moment, according to the Constitution, only the Serbian parliament can respond to Ban Ki-moon’s proposal which undermines Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, Krkobabic refuses to schedule a parliament session due to procedural obstacles. If, on account of this obstruction to schedule a parliament session, so that it may examine the proposal and make its stance clear regarding the most important issue before the nation now, Ban Ki-moon’s proposal is adopted, acting speaker Krkobabic will bear responsibility, as well as all political sides which stand behind this decision.” angelina markovic wrote: > Update @ 16:05 > > Speaker unauthorized to call emergency session > 17 June 2008 | 13:08 -> *16:05* | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug > *BELGRADE -- Acting speaker Jovan Krkobabić says he does not have the > power to call an emergency session of parliament. * > > > > Boba wrote: >> Srbiju kasape a speaker Krkobabic nije na radnom mestu? Ajd, sto on >> ne zna sta radi , ali sta reci za ostale zutace i lopove u >> Parlametu?///Mukami je i da komentarisem. >> >> ========== >> http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=06&dd=17&nav_id=51158 >> >> >> >> >> B92 News Politics Politics Speaker to decide on emergency >> session 17 June 2008 | 13:08 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug BELGRADE >> -- Speaker Jovan Krkobabiæ says he will decide whether there are legal >> grounds to call an emergency session of parliament after studying a >> motion from the DSS-NS. >> >> >> >> Jovan Krkobabiæ (FoNet, archive) >> >> Krkobabiæ told Tanjug that he had been out of town, and that he had >> not yet had a chance to see the motion in question. >> >> The Democratic Party of Serbia-New Serbia (DSS-NS) coalition earlier >> submitted to parliament an initiative to hold an emergency session, the >> objectives of which would be to reject the deployment of the EULEX >> mission in Kosovo, and declare the Kosovo constitution null and void. >> DSS whip Miloš Aligrudiæ told Tanjug that the initiative was supported >> by the Serb Radical Party (SRS), and had been signed by 107 MPs. >> The “For a European Serbia” coalition has yet to decideon its >> position, with Democratic Party (DS) official Nada Kolundžija saying >> that the motion would be considered. >> “There is no need to put >> every single act connected to the unilateral declaration of Kosovo >> independence to a vote, because we have already adopted a declaration >> on Kosovo, and state policy towards it has been determined. I do not >> believe that there is any need to make a declaration after every single >> political act made by Kosovo’s authorities, but nonetheless, we’ll >> consider it,” Kolundžija said. >> The Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) said that they would support the >> DSS motion. >> SPS leader Ivica Daèiæ said that state organs—parliament, the >> presidency and the government—should take a united stand on themost >> important state and national issue, Kosovo’s place as an integral part >> of Serbia. >> “The SPS thinks that every party in parliament >> should reach agreement on the most important state and national issues. >> The SPS believes that MPs should agree to hold a parliamentary session >> on this matter,” Daèiæ said. >> By accepting the DSS proposal, >> parliament would confirm that Serbia does not accept the legalization >> of the EULEX mission, because the mission’s main objective would be to >> apply the Ahtisaari Plan envisaging the illegal secession of a part of >> Serbia, which was an integral and sovereign state, a member of the UN, >> to whom all international policies and laws applied, as well as the >> Serbian constitution. >> By adopting this decision, parliament >> would annul the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo that came into >> force on Saturday, and was adopted by the province’s temporary >> institutions. >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... 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