Jeremic: Serbia's fight for ICJ opinion will be difficult
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said late on Monday that Serbia's initiative at the United Nations to require an opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of the declared Kosovo-Metohija independence would represent a “very difficult fight,” adding, however, that over the past few weeks, official Belgrade had done a lot so as lessen the opposition of certain influential countries in the world
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Tuesday, September 16, 2008
"We have succeeded in making a number of countries take our side. I think we have reason to be optimistic, but nothing is certain till the very voting on Wednesday. This is why I will travel to New York, where I will present the issue at the top level," Minister Jeremic said ahead of the 63rd annual session of the UN General Assembly.
Jeremic underlined that in case that Serbia's initiative was to be rejected at the UN General Assembly, that would be the first time in the history of this world organisation that a demand of one country for a legal opinion of the ICJ was rejected.
"It remains to be seen whether other countries will allow that such a horrifying precedent be made and that for the first time in the history someone be forbidden to address the International Court of Justice. I think we have reason to be optimistic," the Serbian foreign minister concluded.
