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Last Updated: Oct 7, 2008 - 8:13:30 AM |
Serbia’s resolution has a strong chance of passing at the United
Nations General Assembly even “with a low number of votes, as the
voting system was set in a way so that every resolution passes there,”
said Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Skender Hyseni in Pristina, after his
visit to New York.
On October 8, the 192 members of the UN’s General Assembly will be
asked if they support Belgrade’s bid to ask the International Court of
Justice if Kosovo’s February 17 declaration of independence from Serbia
was in line with international law.
Serbia needs just a simple majority of votes at the assembly for its
resolution to be forwarded to the World Court.
However, Hyseni said such a position will not pose any long-term
obstacles for Kosovo.
“We have been ensured in New York that many states will recognise
Kosovo even before voting on the Serbian resolution,” said Hyseni.
Hyseni, who was in New York to lobby for further recognitions of
Kosovo’s independence, decided not to stay there to watch the vote
proceed since Kosovo is not a member of the United Nations.
During his stay, Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry officials met diplomats and
ambassadors from various Arab countries and argued the legal grounds
for Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia earlier this year.
Source:Ocnus.net 2008
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