Serbia had no tool to resist Kosovo
February 17 produced no sensation. Everyone knew that Kosovo will proclaim independence, head of the interethnic relations department at Moscow's Institute for Political and Military Analysis Sergei Markedonov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
"Serbia possessed neither military-political nor administrative tools to resist Kosovars. Proclamation of Kosovo's independence is the matter of political advisability. Equalization of Kosovo with post soviet conflicts is rather strained. Actually, Nagorno Karabakh became independent in 1991. Transdnistria proclaimed independence in 1990. No one spoke of Kosovo at that time," the expert said.
"The point is whether Serbia, Georgia and Azerbaijan agree to live with their neighbors. The population but not territories create problems. May an Albanian be Prime Minister of Serbia? May an Armenian be the Mayor of Gyandja? Of course, not. So, the matter is whether various ethnic groups wish to live side by side in one country," Mr Markedonov said.
"Serbia possessed neither military-political nor administrative tools to resist Kosovars. Proclamation of Kosovo's independence is the matter of political advisability. Equalization of Kosovo with post soviet conflicts is rather strained. Actually, Nagorno Karabakh became independent in 1991. Transdnistria proclaimed independence in 1990. No one spoke of Kosovo at that time," the expert said.
"The point is whether Serbia, Georgia and Azerbaijan agree to live with their neighbors. The population but not territories create problems. May an Albanian be Prime Minister of Serbia? May an Armenian be the Mayor of Gyandja? Of course, not. So, the matter is whether various ethnic groups wish to live side by side in one country," Mr Markedonov said.
