Russia: UN Sec. Gen. exceeded his authority
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has overstepped his authority by sanctioning the reorganization of the UN mission in Kosovo and transfer of a portion of its functions to the EU, Russia's envoy to UN Vitaly Churkin said.
"First of all, the report of the UN secretary-general on the issue was drafted without any support of the UN Security Council. What's more, representatives of the EU mission don't take it into account, they aren't governed by that report, doing whatever they want, questioning and rejecting the UN resolution 1244 and the fact that the UN still retains political control over Kosovo," the Russian diplomat said.
Russia's Foreign Ministry specified earlier that any steps on reorganizing the UN mission in Kosovo require the respective sanction of the Security Council and agreement of both parties, Kommersant reports.
"First of all, the report of the UN secretary-general on the issue was drafted without any support of the UN Security Council. What's more, representatives of the EU mission don't take it into account, they aren't governed by that report, doing whatever they want, questioning and rejecting the UN resolution 1244 and the fact that the UN still retains political control over Kosovo," the Russian diplomat said.
Russia's Foreign Ministry specified earlier that any steps on reorganizing the UN mission in Kosovo require the respective sanction of the Security Council and agreement of both parties, Kommersant reports.
