Klaus: Clash in Georgia crucially influenced by Kosovo’s secession
The clash Georgia over South Ossetia and Abkhazia has been crucially influenced by Kosovo's separation from Serbia, Czech President Vaclav Klaus told the Czech press.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Friday, August 15, 2008
"In Kosovo's separation Russia gained a strong justification for its intervention and I'm afraid that we will tackle the Kosovo precedent's consequences for a long time to come, and not only in the Caucasus," Klaus said.
The Czech president was a vocal opponent of Kosovo's secession, arguing it would provoke a dangerous precedent and instability in the Balkans, the Caucausus and elsewhere.
Despite his opposition, Prague recognized Kosovo under pressure from Brussels and Washington.
