Independent Kosovo Only Solution
In 1999 after Kosovo war, UN Security Council Resolution 1244 placed Kosovo under transitional UN administration pending a determination of Kosovo's future status. This Resolution entrusted the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) with sweeping powers to govern Kosovo, but also directed UNMIK to establish interim institutions of self-governance. Resolution 1244 permits Serbia no role in governing Kosovo and since 1999 Serbian laws and institutions have not been valid in Kosovo. Security is provided by the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR).
As whether Kosovo independence could set risky precedent it can not be taken as convincing. Russian political position on this issue, that Kosovo can be as pattern to frozen conflicts in Former Soviet Union, can be easily distinguished which makes Kosovo issue a unique case.
Under its 1999 resolution (UNSC Resolution 1244), which placed Kosovo under U.N. administration and envisioned a political process to determine Kosovo's final status, the Security Council has the responsibility to determine a settlement.
Kosovo Albanian political, economical and social exclusion was established even in Tito's Yugoslavia. The situation of Albanians extremely worsens during Milosevic's regime. Once an autonomous federal unit similar to the other republics, it was stripped of its autonomy in 1989. Ethnic Albanians were denied basic political and cultural rights, reduced to non-citizens.
Serbia's ethnic cleansing and genocide towards Kosovo Albanians while violating all UN conventions on Human Rights takes away any possibility for Serbia to claim back Kosovo.
There is no case where NATO was forced to intervene to stop a massive process of ethnic cleansing.
Kosovo with 90% Albanians who wishes the independence cannot be considered as dangerous precedent but freedom for Kosovo. This is the will of the majority of population any other solution can be seen as against the will of Kosovo Albanians and may cause unrest.
The ‘frozen conflicts’ worldwide are in different stages, especially cases of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Russia ‘fears’ from. The United Nations, European Union, OSCE, Council of the European Union, NATO and most of the countries around the world recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as integral parts of the Georgian state and its constitution, according to the principles of the international law. However the Georgian government offered Abkhazia and South Ossetia high degree of autonomy and possible federal structure within borders and jurisdiction of Georgia.
Another ‘frozen conflict’ which Russia is bringing as a threat is also Transdnistria which internationally is recognized as a legal part of the Republic of Moldova.
In comparison to the ‘frozen conflicts’ mentioned above Kosovo since after 1999 war has been treated as an international concern. Kosovo is under international protectorate which automatically makes Kosovo recognized as political entity from international bodies and worldwide countries. Kosovo during Federal Yugoslav Republic or Milosevic’s regime was never offered any degree of autonomy or possibility to federal structure within the state.
In the other hand Serbia is not interested in resolving a conflict or accepting diversity. This has been demonstrated by the exclusion of the Albanian voters from the electoral list for the referendum on the constitution of Serbia.
And to conclude as Bruno Coppieters Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of Brussels) said: “The question of the status of Kosovo is a direct result of NATO’s unilateral military intervention in 1999 without the approval of the UN Security Council. This kind of action in support of a secessionist entity is not so unusual historically. There have been other notable cases of attempts to alter states by outside and unilateral military intervention. What is unique about the Kosovo case is that Western states appear to be successfully asserting their power to secure secession”.
As whether Kosovo independence could set risky precedent it can not be taken as convincing. Russian political position on this issue, that Kosovo can be as pattern to frozen conflicts in Former Soviet Union, can be easily distinguished which makes Kosovo issue a unique case.
Under its 1999 resolution (UNSC Resolution 1244), which placed Kosovo under U.N. administration and envisioned a political process to determine Kosovo's final status, the Security Council has the responsibility to determine a settlement.
Kosovo Albanian political, economical and social exclusion was established even in Tito's Yugoslavia. The situation of Albanians extremely worsens during Milosevic's regime. Once an autonomous federal unit similar to the other republics, it was stripped of its autonomy in 1989. Ethnic Albanians were denied basic political and cultural rights, reduced to non-citizens.
Serbia's ethnic cleansing and genocide towards Kosovo Albanians while violating all UN conventions on Human Rights takes away any possibility for Serbia to claim back Kosovo.
There is no case where NATO was forced to intervene to stop a massive process of ethnic cleansing.
Kosovo with 90% Albanians who wishes the independence cannot be considered as dangerous precedent but freedom for Kosovo. This is the will of the majority of population any other solution can be seen as against the will of Kosovo Albanians and may cause unrest.
The ‘frozen conflicts’ worldwide are in different stages, especially cases of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Russia ‘fears’ from. The United Nations, European Union, OSCE, Council of the European Union, NATO and most of the countries around the world recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as integral parts of the Georgian state and its constitution, according to the principles of the international law. However the Georgian government offered Abkhazia and South Ossetia high degree of autonomy and possible federal structure within borders and jurisdiction of Georgia.
Another ‘frozen conflict’ which Russia is bringing as a threat is also Transdnistria which internationally is recognized as a legal part of the Republic of Moldova.
In comparison to the ‘frozen conflicts’ mentioned above Kosovo since after 1999 war has been treated as an international concern. Kosovo is under international protectorate which automatically makes Kosovo recognized as political entity from international bodies and worldwide countries. Kosovo during Federal Yugoslav Republic or Milosevic’s regime was never offered any degree of autonomy or possibility to federal structure within the state.
In the other hand Serbia is not interested in resolving a conflict or accepting diversity. This has been demonstrated by the exclusion of the Albanian voters from the electoral list for the referendum on the constitution of Serbia.
And to conclude as Bruno Coppieters Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of Brussels) said: “The question of the status of Kosovo is a direct result of NATO’s unilateral military intervention in 1999 without the approval of the UN Security Council. This kind of action in support of a secessionist entity is not so unusual historically. There have been other notable cases of attempts to alter states by outside and unilateral military intervention. What is unique about the Kosovo case is that Western states appear to be successfully asserting their power to secure secession”.
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