UN GA session on Kosovo on Wednesday
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic arrived in New York on Monday to attend the UN General Assembly (UN GA) plenary session, which will vote on Wednesday on Serbia's draft resolution on requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Minister Jeremic will present to the UN GA session the draft resolution requesting the Assembly to address a question the ICJ on the legality of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo.
Representatives of 192 UN member states will vote on Serbia 's initiative at the UN GA plenary session on Wednesday.
In order for Serbia 's motion to be adopted, the majority of the UN member states who will take part in the vote need to vote in its favor.
Before departing for New York , Jeremic said that he is optimistic that the UN General Assembly will give the go ahead to Serbia 's initiative.
"If the resolution is adopted, there is nothing that can stop our initiative," Jeremic said.
The foreign minister added that he expects a heated debate at the UN session, but repeated is an optimist with regards to the outcome of the vote.
"I expect the debate to be much more difficult than the one before the UN General Committee. I expect the countries which oppose the initiative to be strongly against, while those who back us to be strongly in favor," Jeremic said.
"I hope for the best outcome for Serbia and there are reasons for optimism," he added.
