Recognition of Kosovo by some states will hardly lead to universal recognition
Independence of Kosovo preceded determination of status. This is the blunder of Martti Ahtisaari's plan, a Russian expert said.
"Proclaimed independence will not bring international rule in Kosovo. Democratic institutes will not function there, free elections will not be held," RIA Novosti Director for CIS and Baltic States Alan Kasayev told Caucasus 2007 international conference. "Kosovo will not be a UN member; it will not be controlled by the European security system basing in the OSCE; it will not fall under jurisdiction of the Council of Europe and its legal structures; it will be beyond control of the much talked-about OSCE/ODIHR."
"The Kosovo conflict is as unique as the conflicts in Abkhazia, South Ossetia or Transnistria. The Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not ordinary either. So, recognition of Kosovo by a number of states will hardly lead to its universal recognition," Kasayev said.
"Proclaimed independence will not bring international rule in Kosovo. Democratic institutes will not function there, free elections will not be held," RIA Novosti Director for CIS and Baltic States Alan Kasayev told Caucasus 2007 international conference. "Kosovo will not be a UN member; it will not be controlled by the European security system basing in the OSCE; it will not fall under jurisdiction of the Council of Europe and its legal structures; it will be beyond control of the much talked-about OSCE/ODIHR."
"The Kosovo conflict is as unique as the conflicts in Abkhazia, South Ossetia or Transnistria. The Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not ordinary either. So, recognition of Kosovo by a number of states will hardly lead to its universal recognition," Kasayev said.
