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Cyprus will never recognise Kosovo – defence minister

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Cyprus will never recognise Kosovo – defence minister

Serbia's parliament building in Belgrade.

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Cyprus will never recognise Kosovo as independent, defence minister Costas Papacostas said during a June 16 2009 visit to Belgrade, Serbian media reported.
 
"This is the consistent stand of the Republic of Cyprus and one that we advocate in the European Union," Papacostas said at a news conference after a meeting with his Serbian counterpart Dragan Sutanovac, Serbian news agency Beta said.
 
Papacostas said that Cyprus supports Serbia on its road to the EU and that the issue of Serbia's integration with Europe was separate from the issue of Kosovo.
 
"Solving the Kosovo problem should be based on the Helsinki Charter and international law, as well as documents of the United Nations," Radio Srbija quoted Papacostas as saying.
 
Sutanovac said that Belgrade and Nicosia’s "principled stances" safeguarded the interests of both Serbia and international law.
 
"Even though they do not share a border, Serbia and Cyprus share the same security risks and threats," Sutanovac said.
 
Papacostas was given a tour of a Serbian military base.
 
"We have offered Cyprus to have their cadets educated at our Military Academy," Sutanovac said.
 
Serbian parliament speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic and Papacostas said during their meeting that Serbia's integration in the EU, as quickly as possible, was a matter of the greatest political priority.
 

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Anonymous Epaminondas Sat, Sep 26 2009 19:15 CET
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I still think, Peggy, that it would be helpful if you had personally visited the region - whether Serbia, Cyprus, Macedonia, or wherever (maybe not Albania perhaps).

Otherwise it's awfully easy to sit down at a computer 10,000 miles away in OZ and pontificate about the world from afar.

Anonymous Jason Wed, Jun 24 2009 07:01 CET
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I hope the U.S. government very soon revokes the internationally illegal act of 'observed independence' of this self proclaimed 'Republik'.
Who's next, Texas?

Преглед на профил TSE Moderator Mon, Jun 22 2009 10:52 CET
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and again, one person is rude and everyone follows.... gees people, if someone decides to show their inability to have a civil debate, ignore them!
oh and, clicking that "Inappropriate comment" link WILL get inappropriate comments removed quicker :)

thanks

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Anonymous benzo Sat, Jun 20 2009 07:18 CET
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please everyone visit cyprus and spend lots of money there.. more then once a year...great place and verrrryyyy smart people ...

AnonymousAlbanskiPatriotSat, Jun 20 2009 04:58 CET

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Anonymous Peggy Sat, Jun 20 2009 03:32 CET
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I do agree with your statement of ultranationalists and radicals being eliminated. So do the world a favour.

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Anonymous Peggy Fri, Jun 19 2009 13:41 CET
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Albanksi, why do you Albanians always say "if you haven't been to Kosovo you don't know what went on" or something similar.
A person doesn't have to be somewhere to know what happened.

Scott Taylor was there and he tells us a completely different story to what you guys want us to belive.
It's also funny how you managed not to address one single thing I stated but just went on to tell me that I don't know what I am talking about because I didn't live there or wasn't there during the war.

All those people I mentioned tell us a completely different story and they do know what they are talking about because they got all the facts. General MacKenzie is in a perfect position to know about the war there because he WAS there in command of the UN. John Pilger is an investigative journalist and he also makes it his business to know, so I belive them.

Next time please address what I say if you think you can dispute what I say. Just telling me that it is easy to judge from Australia is not good enough. Tell that to the propaganda machine working for you in this country. They are and were not there either but because they tell you what you want to hear you keep quite.

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Anonymous Peggy Thu, Jun 18 2009 13:50 CET
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Albanski, yes I find any war crime immoral but Racak mate, that was all staged. You guys lied and manipulated until you got what you wanted.
Sure, Serbs killed Albanians but Albanians also killed Serbs. It was war and in war everyone is a victim and everyone is the agressor. Wars are brutal.
Do you find it immoral killing all those Serbs and ethnically cleansing Kosovo of Serbs and other non Albanians? Do you find it immoral that organ harvesting and trafficking was done by your mob?

You have a lot to be ashamed of as well as Bosnian Muslims. They are not innocent either. Monsters like Oric and Celo did a lot of bad stuff but you will not find that immoral.

Don't preach to me about what is immoral because your KLA have done some nasty stuff.

The numbers of dead are exhaggerated and Racak is staged. Just ask people who are in the know. People like General Lewis Mackenzie, Scott Taylor, James Bissett, Gregory Clark, John Pilger, Noam Chomsky and many others. They all talk about propaganda and manipulation from Bosnian Muslims and Albanians. These are credible people who are not Serbs and you cannot point any fingers because there is a whole hand pointing right back at you.

So take your preachings about what is immoral and shove them someplace else because your people have a lot to be ashemed of just like Croats and Bosnian Muslims.

Serbs have done their share of wrong, I admit that but when are you going to admit wrong done in your name?

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Anonymous AlbanskiPatriot Thu, Jun 18 2009 01:31 CET
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Amen!!!! Bob.

Anonymous Bob Thu, Jun 18 2009 00:23 CET
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Just cause Cyprus didnt reconize Kosovo doesnt mean its the end.
Cyprus makes no difference. Go Free Democratic Kosovo.
Democracy must spread.

down with nationalisam!

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Anonymous tony Thu, Jun 18 2009 00:16 CET
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Kosovo still can live without cyprus

Anonymous Peggy Thu, Jun 18 2009 00:05 CET
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Good on you Cyprus. You are one the few countries in Europe who still have decency and respect for the law.
Just because there is a lynch mob out there doesn't make them right. Most of the EU countries have become a lynch mob doing US's dirty work.

At least the rest of the world is remaining lawful and decent. 2/3 of the world has not recognized this illegal and immoral "Kosova" so there is still hope for the world. US is slowly losing their image as the only superpower and then we will start to see justice return.

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