Indonesia against Kosovo’s secession, calls for fresh talks
Indonesia announced that it does not support the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo and that it believed that a solution for the future status of the province should be reached through negotiations and by respecting international law.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Friday, March 28, 2008
After his meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Noer Hasan Wirajuda and Parliament Speaker Agung Laksono in Jakarta, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said that Indonesia is "one of the key countries in our strategy to try and limit the number of countries deciding to unilaterally recognize Kosovo and Metohija."
"It is of great importance that we agreed today that the Kosovo problem is not a religious but purely an ethnic and political issue," said Jeremic.
"Indonesia's support is also very important because we plan to launch an initiative to seek, through the UN General Assembly, the International Court of Justice's opinion on the legality of the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo," said Jeremic, adding that Belgrade had received Indonesia's support on the issue.
