“KOSOVO WILL SERVE A PRECEDENT FOR THE NKR CONFLICT RESOLUTION”
Support A1+!A number of European officials, including Terry Devis, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council (PACE), rule out that the recognition of Kosovo’s independence can serve a precedent for the resolution of other conflicts. Serbian President Boris Tadich holds an opposite opinion.
While delivering a lecture at the PACE summer hall in Strasbourg, Tadich drew parallels between the Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts. Then he reflected on other conflicts of South Caucasus. He states that the settlement of regional conflicts mainly depends on the Kosovo conflict regulation.
Boris Tadich promised to grant sovereignty to Kosovo in case Serbia’s territorial wholeness is preserved. “The problem requires global approach. We must think of other conflicts as well. I am convinced that Kosovo will not be independent; otherwise every country would strive for independence. This will affect the situation in the Black Sea region.”
Azeri and Georgian students supported Tadich’s statement with warm applause.
Tadich advised not to be guided by the countries’ historical backgrounds while finding solutions to conflicts.
Once we highlighted the differences between the conflicting sides whereas now we focus on the common factors to unite them, said Tadich.
Diana Markosyan
Strasburg-Yerevan
