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My Lords, the Minister says that we live in hope, which of course we all do. Given that between the two sides the choice is Serbia’s offer of very broad autonomy and the Ahtisaari plan—supported by many people in Kosovo—of internationally supervised independence, it does not seem to the outsider that these things are endlessly and for ever apart. While I appreciate that there has to be a report by the troika to the UN on 10 December, is not the secret of going forward to think in terms of a series of meetings and to make time our ally? With time, these two positions can be reconciled. The tiny Serbian minorities can be reassured that they will not be slaughtered and we can see at last a way forward for these unhappy people. Could we voice that sort of opinion within our role in the EU and within the troika, which will report?
My Lords, the Minister says that we live in hope, which of course we all do. Given that between the two sides the choice is Serbia’s offer of very broad autonomy and the Ahtisaari plan—supported by many people in Kosovo—of internationally supervised independence, it does not seem to the outsider that these things are endlessly and for ever apart. While I appreciate that there has to be a report by the troika to the UN on 10 December, is not the secret of going forward to think in terms of a series of meetings and to make time our ally? With time, these two positions can be reconciled. The tiny Serbian minorities can be reassured that they will not be slaughtered and we can see at last a way forward for these unhappy people. Could we voice that sort of opinion within our role in the EU and within the troika, which will report?
Asked by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 October 2007
My Lords, the noble Lord is correct that time is important, but we feel that we have given a lot of time to this process, and without a deadline for people to confirm their final point of view, the discussion could go on endlessly. Having said that, the reason I expressed the sentiment that we live in hope is precisely because of what the noble Lord says. In fact, the differences between the two positions are not as extreme as they might appear on first encounter between a high degree of autonomy and a managed independence, which nevertheless protects the rights of the Serbian minorities and ensures through the participation of the European Union in those arrangements that those rights are guaranteed. We still hope that reason will prevail and a solution will be found before 10 December.
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1216
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we are all aware that this has implications for Serbian domestic politics as well as for the future of Kosovo. Some of us have been lobbied by moderate Serbian politicians not to push them too far because of the long-term implications. Given that long-term peace in the region depends on future economic, social and political co-operation between Kosovo and Serbia, what efforts are Her Majesty’s Government making to persuade the more rational elements of Serbian politics that a settlement within a time limit is in their interests as well as everyone else’s?
My Lords, we are all aware that this has implications for Serbian domestic politics as well as for the future of Kosovo. Some of us have been lobbied by moderate Serbian politicians not to push them too far because of the long-term implications. Given that long-term peace in the region depends on future economic, social and political co-operation between Kosovo and Serbia, what efforts are Her Majesty’s Government making to persuade the more rational elements of Serbian politics that a settlement within a time limit is in their interests as well as everyone else’s?
Asked by
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 October 2007
My Lords, I reassure the noble Lord and others who have spoken that we have impressed upon the Kosovars themselves that they should not get ahead of the international community’s timeline. We will have to take stock of what happens on December 10 and the way forward; we want to avoid any precipitate declarations by any side about this.
As for the Serbians, we have insisted that there are economic gains in their improved and future relations with Europe. Equally, however, we must be realistic that, for Serbians, this is the ultimate red line in the sand, a further reduction and dismantling of their former country. It is therefore enormously hard to find economic incentives matching the political loss which they feel they will encounter.
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1216-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, before I ask my noble friend about relations between NATO and the European Union and future security arrangements in Kosovo, for the sake of propriety I must say that I am the chairman of Cable & Wireless International which operates a mobile phone service in Kosovo through one of its subsidiary companies. However, on Brussels and the relationship between NATO and the EU, are there still frustrating bottlenecks in discussions about a possible transfer of the security authorities, occasioned by the problems associated with NATO/EU relationships given the situation in Cyprus and with Turkey?
My Lords, before I ask my noble friend about relations between NATO and the European Union and future security arrangements in Kosovo, for the sake of propriety I must say that I am the chairman of Cable & Wireless International which operates a mobile phone service in Kosovo through one of its subsidiary companies. However, on Brussels and the relationship between NATO and the EU, are there still frustrating bottlenecks in discussions about a possible transfer of the security authorities, occasioned by the problems associated with NATO/EU relationships given the situation in Cyprus and with Turkey?
Asked by
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 October 2007
My Lords, my noble friend is an expert on EU/NATO relations and their frustrations. I hesitate to offer him an answer which goes way beyond my own competence on this point, yet nowhere near his own. If he will forgive me, I will resist giving him an answer now but will look into it and come back to him.
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1217
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am not aware of any such grand design emerging at this stage. We live in hope that by 10 December there will be progress, but we have made it clear to all our European partners that if a new agreement that is acceptable to all parties does not emerge, the proposals of President Ahtisaari remain by far the best way forward in our view.
My Lords, I am not aware of any such grand design emerging at this stage. We live in hope that by 10 December there will be progress, but we have made it clear to all our European partners that if a new agreement that is acceptable to all parties does not emerge, the proposals of President Ahtisaari remain by far the best way forward in our view.
Answered by
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Anderson of Swansea
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, the troika bought time to 10 December in the vain hope that there could be some form of compromise between Pristina and Belgrade. Clearly, that was not to be. Can my noble friend say, as a result of discussions in Lisbon over the weekend, whether there is now a greater convergence between EU members in respect of the Ahtisaari plan for conditional independence, and whether in the discussions with President Putin there was talk of a grand design under which Kosovo, the missile defence, and CFE would be brought into play?
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1215-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, have Her Majesty’s Government managed to discern any Russian national interest at stake, which might justify the threats that the Russian Government have frequently made to veto the Ahtisaari plan?
My Lords, have Her Majesty’s Government managed to discern any Russian national interest at stake, which might justify the threats that the Russian Government have frequently made to veto the Ahtisaari plan?
Asked by
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 October 2007
My Lords, the noble Lord is correct that it is rather hard to understand precisely what is driving the degree of Russian opposition here, particularly because at a recent meeting—on 27 September—in New York, chaired by the Foreign Secretary, Russia clearly expressed itself as committed to both finding a solution and acknowledging that the current situation was unsustainable.
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1216
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, parallel to the pursuit of peace in Kosovo, there is the question of whether the EU is going to conclude an association agreement with Serbia and insist on conditionality in co-operation with the Hague Tribunal, notably in the capture of Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic. Can the Minister assure us that there will be no linkage of these two things such that Serbia is let off the hook of the capture of those war criminals for its co-operation with a settlement in Kosovo?
My Lords, parallel to the pursuit of peace in Kosovo, there is the question of whether the EU is going to conclude an association agreement with Serbia and insist on conditionality in co-operation with the Hague Tribunal, notably in the capture of Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic. Can the Minister assure us that there will be no linkage of these two things such that Serbia is let off the hook of the capture of those war criminals for its co-operation with a settlement in Kosovo?
Asked by
Baroness Ludford
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 October 2007
My Lords, the need for the capture of the war criminals has been a public part of the EU’s diplomacy with Serbia for a long time. There is not likely to be any change on that. Serbia gets the message that these are different aspects of its sad history which must be cleared up before its relationship with Europe can proceed to the next step.
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1217
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the troika bought time to 10 December in the vain hope that there could be some form of compromise between Pristina and Belgrade. Clearly, that was not to be. Can my noble friend say, as a result of discussions in Lisbon over the weekend, whether there is now a greater convergence between EU members in respect of the Ahtisaari plan for conditional independence, and whether in the discussions with President Putin there was talk of a grand design under which Kosovo, the missile defence, and CFE would be brought into play?
My Lords, the troika bought time to 10 December in the vain hope that there could be some form of compromise between Pristina and Belgrade. Clearly, that was not to be. Can my noble friend say, as a result of discussions in Lisbon over the weekend, whether there is now a greater convergence between EU members in respect of the Ahtisaari plan for conditional independence, and whether in the discussions with President Putin there was talk of a grand design under which Kosovo, the missile defence, and CFE would be brought into play?
Asked by
Lord Anderson of Swansea
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 October 2007
My Lords, I am not aware of any such grand design emerging at this stage. We live in hope that by 10 December there will be progress, but we have made it clear to all our European partners that if a new agreement that is acceptable to all parties does not emerge, the proposals of President Ahtisaari remain by far the best way forward in our view.
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1215-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we share the UN Secretary-General’s view that the status quo in Kosovo is unsustainable. We see an early resolution of Kosovo’s status as crucial to the stability and security of the Balkans and Europe as a whole. The UK fully supports the troika process aimed at securing agreement between Belgrade and Pristina. We are urging both sides to engage constructively and creatively with the aim of reaching agreement before the process concludes on 10 December.
My Lords, we share the UN Secretary-General’s view that the status quo in Kosovo is unsustainable. We see an early resolution of Kosovo’s status as crucial to the stability and security of the Balkans and Europe as a whole. The UK fully supports the troika process aimed at securing agreement between Belgrade and Pristina. We are urging both sides to engage constructively and creatively with the aim of reaching agreement before the process concludes on 10 December.
Answered by
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Anderson of Swansea
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
What is their assessment of the prospects for an international agreement on the future of Kosovo.
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1215
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the need for the capture of the war criminals has been a public part of the EU’s diplomacy with Serbia for a long time. There is not likely to be any change on that. Serbia gets the message that these are different aspects of its sad history which must be cleared up before its relationship with Europe can proceed to the next step.
My Lords, the need for the capture of the war criminals has been a public part of the EU’s diplomacy with Serbia for a long time. There is not likely to be any change on that. Serbia gets the message that these are different aspects of its sad history which must be cleared up before its relationship with Europe can proceed to the next step.
Answered by
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Ludford
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, parallel to the pursuit of peace in Kosovo, there is the question of whether the EU is going to conclude an association agreement with Serbia and insist on conditionality in co-operation with the Hague Tribunal, notably in the capture of Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic. Can the Minister assure us that there will be no linkage of these two things such that Serbia is let off the hook of the capture of those war criminals for its co-operation with a settlement in Kosovo?
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1217
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, my noble friend is an expert on EU/NATO relations and their frustrations. I hesitate to offer him an answer which goes way beyond my own competence on this point, yet nowhere near his own. If he will forgive me, I will resist giving him an answer now but will look into it and come back to him.
My Lords, my noble friend is an expert on EU/NATO relations and their frustrations. I hesitate to offer him an answer which goes way beyond my own competence on this point, yet nowhere near his own. If he will forgive me, I will resist giving him an answer now but will look into it and come back to him.
Answered by
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1217
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Lord is correct that time is important, but we feel that we have given a lot of time to this process, and without a deadline for people to confirm their final point of view, the discussion could go on endlessly. Having said that, the reason I expressed the sentiment that we live in hope is precisely because of what the noble Lord says. In fact, the differences between the two positions are not as extreme as they might appear on first encounter between a high degree of autonomy and a managed independence, which nevertheless protects the rights of the Serbian minorities and ensures through the participation of the European Union in those arrangements that those rights are guaranteed. We still hope that reason will prevail and a solution will be found before 10 December.
My Lords, the noble Lord is correct that time is important, but we feel that we have given a lot of time to this process, and without a deadline for people to confirm their final point of view, the discussion could go on endlessly. Having said that, the reason I expressed the sentiment that we live in hope is precisely because of what the noble Lord says. In fact, the differences between the two positions are not as extreme as they might appear on first encounter between a high degree of autonomy and a managed independence, which nevertheless protects the rights of the Serbian minorities and ensures through the participation of the European Union in those arrangements that those rights are guaranteed. We still hope that reason will prevail and a solution will be found before 10 December.
Answered by
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, the Minister says that we live in hope, which of course we all do. Given that between the two sides the choice is Serbia’s offer of very broad autonomy and the Ahtisaari plan—supported by many people in Kosovo—of internationally supervised independence, it does not seem to the outsider that these things are endlessly and for ever apart. While I appreciate that there has to be a report by the troika to the UN on 10 December, is not the secret of going forward to think in terms of a series of meetings and to make time our ally? With time, these two positions can be reconciled. The tiny Serbian minorities can be reassured that they will not be slaughtered and we can see at last a way forward for these unhappy people. Could we voice that sort of opinion within our role in the EU and within the troika, which will report?
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1216
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I reassure the noble Lord and others who have spoken that we have impressed upon the Kosovars themselves that they should not get ahead of the international community’s timeline. We will have to take stock of what happens on December 10 and the way forward; we want to avoid any precipitate declarations by any side about this.
As for the Serbians, we have insisted that there are economic gains in their improved and future relations with Europe. Equally, however, we must be realistic that, for Serbians, this is the ultimate red line in the sand, a further reduction and dismantling of their former country. It is therefore enormously hard to find economic incentives matching the political loss which they feel they will encounter.
My Lords, I reassure the noble Lord and others who have spoken that we have impressed upon the Kosovars themselves that they should not get ahead of the international community’s timeline. We will have to take stock of what happens on December 10 and the way forward; we want to avoid any precipitate declarations by any side about this.
As for the Serbians, we have insisted that there are economic gains in their improved and future relations with Europe. Equally, however, we must be realistic that, for Serbians, this is the ultimate red line in the sand, a further reduction and dismantling of their former country. It is therefore enormously hard to find economic incentives matching the political loss which they feel they will encounter.
Answered by
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, we are all aware that this has implications for Serbian domestic politics as well as for the future of Kosovo. Some of us have been lobbied by moderate Serbian politicians not to push them too far because of the long-term implications. Given that long-term peace in the region depends on future economic, social and political co-operation between Kosovo and Serbia, what efforts are Her Majesty’s Government making to persuade the more rational elements of Serbian politics that a settlement within a time limit is in their interests as well as everyone else’s?
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1216-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Lord is correct that it is rather hard to understand precisely what is driving the degree of Russian opposition here, particularly because at a recent meeting—on 27 September—in New York, chaired by the Foreign Secretary, Russia clearly expressed itself as committed to both finding a solution and acknowledging that the current situation was unsustainable.
My Lords, the noble Lord is correct that it is rather hard to understand precisely what is driving the degree of Russian opposition here, particularly because at a recent meeting—on 27 September—in New York, chaired by the Foreign Secretary, Russia clearly expressed itself as committed to both finding a solution and acknowledging that the current situation was unsustainable.
Answered by
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, have Her Majesty’s Government managed to discern any Russian national interest at stake, which might justify the threats that the Russian Government have frequently made to veto the Ahtisaari plan?
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1216
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What is their assessment of the prospects for an international agreement on the future of Kosovo.
What is their assessment of the prospects for an international agreement on the future of Kosovo.
Asked by
Lord Anderson of Swansea
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
29 October 2007
Answered on
29 October 2007
My Lords, we share the UN Secretary-General’s view that the status quo in Kosovo is unsustainable. We see an early resolution of Kosovo’s status as crucial to the stability and security of the Balkans and Europe as a whole. The UK fully supports the troika process aimed at securing agreement between Belgrade and Pristina. We are urging both sides to engage constructively and creatively with the aim of reaching agreement before the process concludes on 10 December.
Subjects
Politics and government; Sovereignty; Kosovo
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
695 c1215
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Lords papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
European Union Committee
Subjects
Africa; European Union; EU common foreign and security policy; Russia; Serbia; Kosovo; EU external relations; Asia
Date
23 October 2007
Reference
HL 183 2006-07
House
House of Lords
My honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Jim Murphy) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary (David Miliband), Kim Darroch (UK permanent representative to the EU) and I represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg. Before...
My honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Jim Murphy) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary (David Miliband), Kim Darroch (UK permanent representative to the EU) and I represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg. Before...
Member
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Disaster relief; Iraq; EU common foreign and security policy; EU action; EU reform; Nuclear fuels; Peacekeeping operations; Politics and government; Natural disasters; Treaties; Sanctions; Myanmar; Russia; Serbia; Israel; Sudan; Kosovo; Zimbabwe; Palestine; Iran; Middle East; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Peace negotiations; Darfur; EU external relations; Libya; Lebanon; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Montenegro; International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; Chad; Central African Republic; EU General Affairs and External Relations Council; Humanitarian situation
Date
22 October 2007
Reference
695 c59-61WS
House
House of Lords
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary, Kim Darroch (UK Permanent Representative to the EU) and I represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg. Before the Presidency opened the Council, it briefed Partners on the Intergovernmental Conference on the draft EU Reform Treaty,...
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary, Kim Darroch (UK Permanent Representative to the EU) and I represented the UK at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg. Before the Presidency opened the Council, it briefed Partners on the Intergovernmental Conference on the draft EU Reform Treaty,...
Member
Jim Murphy
(Labour)
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Disaster relief; Iraq; EU common foreign and security policy; EU action; EU reform; Nuclear fuels; Peacekeeping operations; Politics and government; Natural disasters; Treaties; Sanctions; Myanmar; Russia; Serbia; Israel; Sudan; Kosovo; Zimbabwe; Palestine; Iran; Middle East; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Peace negotiations; Darfur; EU external relations; Libya; Lebanon; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Montenegro; International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; Chad; Central African Republic; EU General Affairs and External Relations Council; Humanitarian situation
Date
19 October 2007
Reference
464 c61-4WS
House
House of Commons
(2) what assessment he has made of the progress of the Contact Group in resolving the future of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.
(2) what assessment he has made of the progress of the Contact Group in resolving the future of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Mark Hunter
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Jim Murphy
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 October 2007
For answer on
15 October 2007
Answered on
18 October 2007
UN Security Council Resolution 1244 provides a framework for a political process to decide Kosovo's future status. That process is ongoing. The UN Special Envoy for Kosovo submitted a comprehensive proposal for a status settlement on 26 March 2007. This was accepted by Pristina, but rejected by Belgrade. As a further effort to achieve a negotiated settlement, the Contact Group established a Troika whose task is to facilitate a period of further discussion between the parties. The Troika process will be concluded by the Contact Group reporting to the UN Secretary General by 10 December.Contact Group Ministers met in New York on 27 September. They reiterated that an early resolution of Kosovo's status is crucial to the stability and security of the Western Balkans. They endorsed fully the UN Secretary General's assessment that the status quo is not sustainable. They expressed full support for the Troika process.
Subjects
Peacekeeping operations; Kosovo
Date
18 October 2007
Reference
158025; 464 c1316-7W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what assessment he has made of progress in implementing the UN Security Council resolution on the future of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement;
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what assessment he has made of progress in implementing the UN Security Council resolution on the future of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement;
Asked by
Mark Hunter
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Jim Murphy
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 October 2007
For answer on
15 October 2007
Answered on
18 October 2007
UN Security Council Resolution 1244 provides a framework for a political process to decide Kosovo's future status. That process is ongoing. The UN Special Envoy for Kosovo submitted a comprehensive proposal for a status settlement on 26 March 2007. This was accepted by Pristina, but rejected by Belgrade. As a further effort to achieve a negotiated settlement, the Contact Group established a Troika whose task is to facilitate a period of further discussion between the parties. The Troika process will be concluded by the Contact Group reporting to the UN Secretary General by 10 December.Contact Group Ministers met in New York on 27 September. They reiterated that an early resolution of Kosovo's status is crucial to the stability and security of the Western Balkans. They endorsed fully the UN Secretary General's assessment that the status quo is not sustainable. They expressed full support for the Troika process.
Subjects
Peacekeeping operations; Kosovo
Date
18 October 2007
Reference
158023; 464 c1316-7W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the Russian government’s intention to veto any UN Security Council resolution that would give Kosovo supervised independence; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the Russian government’s intention to veto any UN Security Council resolution that would give Kosovo supervised independence; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Mark Hunter
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Jim Murphy
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 October 2007
For answer on
15 October 2007
Answered on
16 October 2007
Russia has made clear its opposition to the comprehensive proposal for a Kosovo status settlement submitted to the UN Special Envoy for Kosovo on 26 March 2007. This position has so far prevented passage of a Security Council Resolution that would allow for implementation of that proposal.Within the Contact Group, we continue to work closely with Russia on the issue of Kosovo's future status. Negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina are ongoing, facilitated by a Troika of EU/Russian/US officials. At their last meeting in New York on 27 September, Contact Group Ministers agreed that an early resolution of Kosovo’s status is crucial to the stability and security of the Western Balkans. They expressed full support for the Troika process.
Subjects
Peacekeeping operations; Kosovo
Date
16 October 2007
Reference
158024; 464 c1005W
House
House of Commons