Kyprianou: Cyprus will never recognize Kosovo
Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou told his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic on Tuesday that Nicosia will never recognize Kosovo’s secession from Serbia.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Wednesday, April 09, 2008
"Cyprus does not recognise Kosovo. For us it is a question of principles, a question of preserving and safeguarding the territorial integrity of both countries. This is a principle of the United Nations, the Helsinki Final Act, principle of international law and on the basis of these principles, we will never recognise Kosovo," Kyprianou added.
He said that there similarities with the situation in Cyprus "because we are also striving to maintain the territorial integrity of our country".
Jeremic said Serbia considers "the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo void, and it carries no legal or political meaning for us".
"For us the territorial integrity of Serbia remains intact, we are going to continue using our diplomatic work," he added.
Jeremic said that Serbia always supports Cyprus with which it has along
standing friendship. "It is a principled position, it is a position that defends Security Council resolutions, and basically this is the right thing to do," he added.
