Serbian Parliament Debates a Resolution on Kosovo

The Serbian negotiating team has arranged the text of a draft parliamentary resolution on Kosovo, which states that the international agreements Serbia signs, including the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU, must serve the purpose of preserving the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The draft resolution, which the Serbian Parliament is to debate today, foresees the preservation of Serbia's sovereignty over Kosovo as a state priority, until a compromise solution based on the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244 is adopted.

All acts of proclaiming and recognizing Kosovo's independence will be declared invalid and contrary to Serbia's Constitutional order. Diplomatic and all other relations with the countries that end up recognizing Kosovo's independence will particularly be reviewed.

The draft resolution would bind the Serbian government to make a concrete and extensive plan of measures to be take in all areas of its authority, in case of an unlawful declaration of the province's independence.

Serbian representatives would be obligated to resume negotiations with Pristina, and use all legal means before authorized international and national courts for the protection of Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

When it comes to membership in any military alliance, Serbia would be neutral until the citizens potentially decided otherwise in a referendum.

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