Rogozin urges Kosovo Serbs not to react to provocations
Russia’s Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin urged the Kosovo Serbs not to react to provocations which have the aim of expulsing the UN mission from Kosovo.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Tuesday, March 04, 2008
In an interview to KosovoCompromise.com, which you can read in the Analysis section of our website, Rogozin says Russia will do "everything possible to minimize the importance of international presences outside of resolution 1244".
"Certain European capitals would like to provoke Kosovo's Serbs to act inadequately, as to declare that the Serbs had attacked, that they were forced to evacuate the UN. It's very important that Kosovo Serbs are organized and do not react to provocations so that resolution 1244 remains in effect. As for us, we will watch very carefully that Kfor remains within its mandate. If they go beyond their mandate, we will talk in New York, not in Brussels", Rogozin said.
"Kosovo is a European crossroad. The EU is being creative on a crossroad. You can imagine that the EU is in a car, and that the lights show red. But the EU says it's not red, it's pink, maybe we should go. Ok, go, but don't be disappointed or surprised if something comes in front of you from the right side. So, we will not tolerate any improvisations on Kosovo, we will defend fundamental international law", Russia's ambassador to NATO said.
