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Sun, Nov 22 2009
Bulgaria to take part in World Court hearings on Kosovo
Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaci, left, and Albanian prime minister Sali Berisha review Kosovo's Security Force honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony in Pristina, October 6 2009.
Bulgaria has been named as among the 30 countries that have requested to take part in public hearings at the International Court of Justice on the question of Kosovo’s independence.
Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, a move rejected as illegal by Belgrade and its allies.
The United States and most European Union countries, including Bulgaria, have recognised Kosovo as independent.
Towards the end of 2008, Serbia won a UN General Assembly resolution requesting the World Court to give an advisory opinion – one that is non-binding – on the legality of Kosovo’s independence.
The court said that it would hold public hearings of oral evidence from December 1 to 11 2009 at its headquarters in The Hague.
The states that will be taking part are, as listed by the court: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Jordan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Venezuela and Viet Nam.
The 31st participant will be Kosovo itself, but precisely because its status is at the centre of the dispute, it was not listed by the court as a country.
Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, a move rejected as illegal by Belgrade and its allies.
The United States and most European Union countries, including Bulgaria, have recognised Kosovo as independent.
Towards the end of 2008, Serbia won a UN General Assembly resolution requesting the World Court to give an advisory opinion – one that is non-binding – on the legality of Kosovo’s independence.
The court said that it would hold public hearings of oral evidence from December 1 to 11 2009 at its headquarters in The Hague.
The states that will be taking part are, as listed by the court: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Jordan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Venezuela and Viet Nam.
The 31st participant will be Kosovo itself, but precisely because its status is at the centre of the dispute, it was not listed by the court as a country.
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genociders lose always
Thu, Oct 15 2009 19:09 CET
"now time has come for vojvodina to become independent. "
Why? Only because you would love to see Serbia disappear altogether?
Please tell us how you are going to achieve that? Set up UCK there and start with provocations perhaps?
Keep dreaming. Greater Albania is not going to happen and Vojvodina is not going anywhere.
now time has come for vojvodina to become independent.
Perhaps that's wrong.
Instead of "civilized" I see Serbia more along the lines of bitter realization that war can only hurt you - still it does take a relatively civilized society to grasp the concept.
Countries like Afghanistan Somalia and sadly Palestine, just aren't capable of it..
After such humiliation, we haven't seen one terrorist act, one pointless suicide against on the part of the Serbs.
What does that tell you?
You know you lost and you know that you'll only lose more from additional violence.
Just navigate the halls of Brussels and enjoy your life...
Greekboy:
"Why one Orthodox country would stab another in the back is beyond me"
You mean like Makedonia?
Greece just shot down Makedonia's chance for NATO and the EU by extension, and the Orthodox part played no role in it.
Mind you we are on our way to join you in our collective "stabbing" of that country, but that's because they are asking for it.
Their common Yugoslav upbringing won't let them shut up long enough to benefit from opportunities...
Yeah Dragan only problem is that you guys don't breed like the Albanians.
BG and Serbia are aging and old populations don't go to war. War is for the young and stupid, like most Arabs - the average age of the Palestinians is 17 - what else would they do, but kill each other...
Kiss Kosovo goodbye and learn your lesson for the future - you are a SMALL provincial country, like BG. Don't believe too much of your "history" and past greatness - it's all made up.
You were soundly beaten in two WW wars, when your side ended up winning, and that fooled you to buy your own propaganda, and a few Balkan ones towards the end of last century, when there was no "your side" so there was no one to carry the day for you.
Yet the days of Apis and Black Hand are over.
Serbia will bend over for the EU, as it should, and join us there when they earn it, eventually... you are too civilized to cause trouble.
The West is much more mindful of the Albanians...
The K-Albs has drafted the template for the next Balkan war. Not long after the demise of NATO and the extinguishing of any and all embers of Anglo-American hegemony, rest assured, the score will be settled, and Kosovo will be liberated from the foreign yoke again.
Buggsy
Tue, Oct 13 2009 15:51 CET
"You should all understand that Republic of Kosovo exist, and the Bullgarian state is the one who understud it on time."
Why should we understaned that? Who decides on what I should understand or anyone else? A little less arrogance would be nice.
Bottom line, if Serbia did not have a case they would've never been allowed to take it this far.
Serbia had to have a good enough case in order to be granted permission to seek ICJ opinion.
You should all understand that Republic of Kosovo exist, and the Bullgarian state is the one who understud it on time.
You should all understand that Republic of Kosovo exist, and the Bullgarian state is the one who understud it on time.
Serbian President Boris Tadic has declared and promised that Serbia will respect and recognize the decision of the court on this matter. Now I don't understand what "non binding" will mean for Serbia and its ruling class, but it seems to me that the ICJ is becoming kind of a joke and mockery like this.
As a matter of fact, it was a poor move from Serbia, driven by despair more than the need for justice on World's Order, which, to be honest and fair, with all the evidence that will be presented and produced in Court, will crush everything to shambles. More and more countries will be familiarized with the facts on that conflict, facts behind it, facts and evidence of history and will eventually be given courage to recognize Kosovo unconditionally. It's only about 38 countries to go, and Kosovo WILL eventually become a UN member.
So, it's better Serbia got used to this fact as a reality long time emerged now, rather than stalling the situation in the Balkans as if we were hiding or nurturing a frozen conflict. Kosovo is independent, the faster Serbia recognizes it, the better for the whole region and Serbia too. If they have anything to look to the future too, they should start doing so now.
greekboy
Mon, Oct 12 2009 22:00 CET
"Why one Orthodox country would stab another in the back is beyond me."
Because there are only interests now and no loyalties.
I guess when it's their turn to be stabbed in the back by their "new friends" Serbia can rest easy and not feel compelled to stick by them.
This time will come sooner than they think.
The Serbs and their daydreaming! Wake up!
Why bother. Leave Kosovo alone.
Why one Orthodox country would stab another in the back is beyond me.
thank you BULGARIA.
kosovo - pffft,
better: bondsteel-county