Belgrade Welcomes the application invalid Kosovo
The rejection of the application of Kosovo for membership at UNESCO is "a just and moral victory" for Serbia, said the country's president Tomislav Nikolic after the vote taken today by the General Conference of this Organization of the United Nations.
"This is a just and moral victory achieved in almost unachievable conditions," he said in a statement the Serbian president. The nomination of Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence in 2008, was rejected as not garnered the necessary majority of 2/3 of votes. Of the 195 member countries of UNESCO the 92 voted in favor, 50 against and 22 abstained. Kosovo needed 95 votes in favor to join the Organization.
Nikolic congratulated the Serbian government for "diplomatic efforts" and because "refused to give up the effort even when all had seemed lost."
The Serbian Orthodox Church also welcomed the vote as it shows that "UNESCO is not ready for political decisions affecting the security of the cultural heritage." At the same time, the Church called "a dialogue and building trust" as they are, as noted, is "the only means to solve all the problems."
In Pristina, the head of the diplomacy of Kosovo Hashim Thaci assured that "those who fought in favor of Kosovo made the maximum effort." "The road has gotten Kosovo is irreversible and we will present candidates in other organisms and again to join the UNESCO", he emphasized through the page at Facebook.
"Too bad, we were missing three votes, but just started and we are encouraged by the support we received: 92 votes in favor!" He wrote his part to Twitter Minister for European Integration of Kosovo Bekim Tsolakou.
Serbia and Russia had strongly opposed the inclusion of Kosovo to UNESCO so as Pristina to take over the management of four assemblies of the Serbian Orthodox Church --metaxy whose monasteries of Pec and Gkratsanitsa-- declared World Heritage sites. Shortly before the vote, Belgrade called for the postponement of, but the request was rejected by the member states of UNESCO.
Serbian ambassador to the Organization Darko Tanaskovits seeking the dismissal of the application argued that "Kosovo is not a state, it is the territory under UN administration", while the representative of Russia Eleonora Mitrofanova criticized the "politicization" of UNESCO, commenting that " situation in Kosovo is not stable and the examination of the application is premature. "
The rejection of the application of Kosovo for membership at UNESCO is "a just and moral victory" for Serbia, said the country's president Tomislav Nikolic after the vote taken today by the General Conference of this Organization of the United Nations.
"This is a just and moral victory achieved in almost unachievable conditions," he said in a statement the Serbian president. The nomination of Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence in 2008, was rejected as not garnered the necessary majority of 2/3 of votes. Of the 195 member countries of UNESCO the 92 voted in favor, 50 against and 22 abstained. Kosovo needed 95 votes in favor to join the Organization.
Nikolic congratulated the Serbian government for "diplomatic efforts" and because "refused to give up the effort even when all had seemed lost."
The Serbian Orthodox Church also welcomed the vote as it shows that "UNESCO is not ready for political decisions affecting the security of the cultural heritage." At the same time, the Church called "a dialogue and building trust" as they are, as noted, is "the only means to solve all the problems."
In Pristina, the head of the diplomacy of Kosovo Hashim Thaci assured that "those who fought in favor of Kosovo made the maximum effort." "The road has gotten Kosovo is irreversible and we will present candidates in other organisms and again to join the UNESCO", he emphasized through the page at Facebook.
"Too bad, we were missing three votes, but just started and we are encouraged by the support we received: 92 votes in favor!" He wrote his part to Twitter Minister for European Integration of Kosovo Bekim Tsolakou.
Serbia and Russia had strongly opposed the inclusion of Kosovo to UNESCO so as Pristina to take over the management of four assemblies of the Serbian Orthodox Church --metaxy whose monasteries of Pec and Gkratsanitsa-- declared World Heritage sites. Shortly before the vote, Belgrade called for the postponement of, but the request was rejected by the member states of UNESCO.
Serbian ambassador to the Organization Darko Tanaskovits seeking the dismissal of the application argued that "Kosovo is not a state, it is the territory under UN administration", while the representative of Russia Eleonora Mitrofanova criticized the "politicization" of UNESCO, commenting that " situation in Kosovo is not stable and the examination of the application is premature. "
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