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RUSSIA READY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE
Azerbaijan Business Center
Feb 8 2010
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Bad news for the countries of the region
subjected to attacks of separatists has come from Munich where a
European security conference was held.
Having proposed a new European security agreement backed by nobody,
in the conference lobbies Russia claimed of readiness to continue the
line for recognition of separatist regimes in the region started from
Northern Osetia and Abkhazia.
Russian permanent representative in NATO Dmitry Rogozin stated that
if Serbia enters into NATO Russia will be forced to re-consider its
attitude towards independence of Kosovo.
"If Belgrade wants to become a member of the North Atlantic alliance
it will have to recognize Kosovo's independence, and in such case
Russia will be forced to change its position on the matter as Russians
cannot be larger Serbs than Serbs themselves," Rogozin emphasized.
Once because of implicit support of Serbia, Russians were drawn
into the World War I and lost the Russian Empire At the end of the
past century Russia checked itself from involvement in the conflict
during collapse of former Yugoslavia and at the very least the Russian
Federation has been existing now despite many expected secession of
Caucasus from Russia which gives nothing for this country.
But the raising of the issue of readiness to recognize Kosovo
is quite demonstrational in terms of Russia's involvement in
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno Garabagh conflict. However, all the rest
sponsors of the peaceful settlement have recognized Kosovo for a long
time, while Azerbaijan still has chances to restore its territorial
integrity before Russia's recognition of separatists in the world
and Europe is going to become total.
Azerbaijan Business Center
Feb 8 2010
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Bad news for the countries of the region
subjected to attacks of separatists has come from Munich where a
European security conference was held.
Having proposed a new European security agreement backed by nobody,
in the conference lobbies Russia claimed of readiness to continue the
line for recognition of separatist regimes in the region started from
Northern Osetia and Abkhazia.
Russian permanent representative in NATO Dmitry Rogozin stated that
if Serbia enters into NATO Russia will be forced to re-consider its
attitude towards independence of Kosovo.
"If Belgrade wants to become a member of the North Atlantic alliance
it will have to recognize Kosovo's independence, and in such case
Russia will be forced to change its position on the matter as Russians
cannot be larger Serbs than Serbs themselves," Rogozin emphasized.
Once because of implicit support of Serbia, Russians were drawn
into the World War I and lost the Russian Empire At the end of the
past century Russia checked itself from involvement in the conflict
during collapse of former Yugoslavia and at the very least the Russian
Federation has been existing now despite many expected secession of
Caucasus from Russia which gives nothing for this country.
But the raising of the issue of readiness to recognize Kosovo
is quite demonstrational in terms of Russia's involvement in
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno Garabagh conflict. However, all the rest
sponsors of the peaceful settlement have recognized Kosovo for a long
time, while Azerbaijan still has chances to restore its territorial
integrity before Russia's recognition of separatists in the world
and Europe is going to become total.