Kosovo - partitioning what from what?

An answer to Mr. Gallucci published in Transconflict WS

From the very beginning Mr. Gallucci is miss leaded from the idea that Kosova is part of Serbia. For him and for some other people who don't know or don't want to know the reality in Kosova this is a common "mistake" :). The argument of the state lose rights over "some part of its territory or population because of the way a particular government treats its people" does not stand at all. It was a clear attempt of genocide and ethnic cleansing of Rep. of Serbia over autochthonal Albanians who never have accept to be part of same state and same people. The truth is that attempts to occupy Kosova have a long story and this is an other argument. Serbia gain "de jure" the control over Kosova after the London conference of "Great Powers" in 1912. De facto, this control is never been recognized by the Kosovar population and as everybody knows, Serbia never had a full control over Kosova. It's connections with Kosova always have been artificial and have meant a de jure control without turning it into a de facto one. The border always is been there and the Kosova war, just unhide what Serbians tried to hide and to disinform from decades. On the other side Mr. Galluci should consider that there is a natural continuity of Albanians in all surrounding Kosovar area which confirm that this is not s.th. comparable with native people of Australia, Brazil and the United States. It is a fallacy to keep claiming Kosova part of Serbia when there is not a ethno-cultural allegation and complicity between them. I'm quite sure that not only Mr. Gallucci but everyone who have ever heard about, knows very well that never is been and never will be a compatibility between Kosova and Serbia.
   

I agree totally with Mr. Gallucci that it is absolutely not true that Kosova is a multi-ethnic society. It is a society where they are some minorities among them Serbs too. But this is not a argument. All countries have their minorities. Serbia too has a large group of Albanians (what is called East Kosova) living in Presheva-Bujanovc-Medvegje valley. Even there is a very difficult situation and because Serbia is applying to be part of EU community, Europe should be very concerned about the rights of Albanians living there. On the other side it is Serbia it selves that is exciting the northern part of Mitrovica to not participate and to not take part in the Kosovar Institutions where they can get excessive privileges offered generously by the Constitution of Rep. of Kosova based in Ahtisaari peace plan.
   

For more than 4 centuries not only Kosova but whole region of Balkan was part of Ottoman Empire so perhaps Serbia too should be part of Turkey:). It's a pity argument... . I don't know exactly what Mr. Gallucci mean with preservation of multi-ethnicity in Balkan and its idea of “soft landing”. Everyone knows perfectly well  how hard it was to dialogue with Serbia. Always is been tried that "Soft Landing" but it was impossible. Pushing hard to that "Soft Landing" it was for Western countries  a lost of chance to find an adequate solution for Bosnia when it was the time and everybody knows very well what outcome it had. In the case of Kosova they didn't accept to repeat the same mistake. Regarding the Kosova border they are sacred with the constitution of SFRY of 1974 who was admitted by Serbia too. If there will be any change this should be an argument between Rep. of Kosova and Rep. of Serbia, but as long as Serbia won't accept the reality on the ground it will be hard to believe that an other solution can be.
   

The Ahtisaari Plan was for Kosova and couldn't been a bundle of plans for Prishtina, Mitrovica, Prizren etc..., just because one or an other want it so to fix it's own interests Serbia lost a lot of chances to participate for a solution from the very beginning in Rambouillet. So they they had some idea they had many chances to present it. Talking, shouting and blaming now IS TOO LATE.
   

Mr. Gerard Gallucci, openly has been aligned on Serbian side and is been opposing very often to the UMNIK policy. It was his and some others sabotage, UMNIK didn’t had success in Kosova. The situation there became very unstable which lead him to “give resignation”.

Good retirement Mr. Gallucci.

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The independence was the only option!!!

In front of genocide and such horrible crimes commited in Kosova and in all other parts of Balkan, the deafening serbian claims for unlawful seccesion looks like a terrible irony.

I'm bringing you just a very small part of that was happening in Kosova.



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And Finally ...

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2400 years of history of ancient state of Kosovo

"The Dardanian Kingdom" presents the 2,400-year ancient history of the newest country in Europe, Kosovo. The publication of the book marks the first attempt of full 2,400-year historical recognition-years that passed the Albanian people of Kosovo. Famous archeologist and professor Luan Perzhita reveals the 2400 year history of Kosovo on his new "The Dardanian Kingdom" book.

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UN Rule of Law should serve to the Justice

Re: to James Ker-Lindsay. United Nations authority: after Kosovo

“There is a real danger, however, that such moves have come too late. …”

I really AGREE with this statement but the reference time and the way how it is handled are really wrong. Mr. Lindsay doesn’t treat the problem in its compl exity and furthermore doesn’t treat all western efforts to prevent such imposed solution.

The preventive UN politics, excited by western members to avoid genocide and humanitarian collapse in disrupting Yugoslavia had started years ago. Unfortunately, key members of the Security Council, backing Serbian politics of genocide, underground or openly, sabotaged efforts for a peaceful solution. The truth is that Yugoslavian wars never had a strong and effective response from UN.

The Declaration of Independence from Serbia wasn’t result of a prompt decision. As well it is not as a result of the disruption of FRY. It has a long story of genocide and aims for freedom where the closest reference date connected directly with actual situation is The London Conference of Great Powers in 1912 where forcibly from the territory of Albania where left out more than half of it.

The repair of the situation should take into account the JUSTICE. A law which doesn’t serve to the justice will be problematic, and this is valid for UN too. Serbia and it’s supporting countries had many possibilities to fix it’s problems on the matter but rather asking for a peaceful solution it chose to abandon this efforts.

Finally the Kosovo case is a closed issue. This is a good start for UN to adopt new laws which will not take into account the interest of great powers and their supporters. The  UN Rule of Law should serve to the Justice and not to the interest of any Power just because it is a power. Developed democracies started a Justice process which should converted in Law. This solution will avoid the genocide will attack again and will support the peaceful solution of many problems around the globe.

It is merely wrong to held western democratic society responsible for ineffectiveness of UN. There is no solution escaping from facing issues and Bosnian case is a good example.

Kosova Independence

 Serbian politics is trying to represent the conflict between Rep. of Kosova and Rep. of Serbia as a tribal conflict. The aim is to justify their strong opposition to the Kosova recognition under the ground that this recognition would be a precedent for other disputed regions. Kosova never is been REALLY part of Serbia. Under Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) it had the status of autonomous and constitutive region. The SFRY does not exist anymore this is the reason why it can't be a such precedent. Furthermore the resolution 1244 refers to Federative republic of Yugoslavia and not to Serbia. If you see the story of Serbian Republic (parliament for example), you never will find any Kosovar representative neither before or today.

The idea to put Kosova and Serbia together is the craziest thing can be imagined. Any scenarios who consider Kosova under Serbian occupation mean a big trouble not only for Kosova and Serbia but for the whole region. Last one who didn't just thought but tried to realize that was Slobodan Milosevic. Everybody knows very well what consequences and outcome it had.

But in the other side, leaving Kosova alone without a status could have meant mean: I cite Tim Judah in "KOSOVO: What Everyone Needs to Know" ......to become a black hole, or perhaps one should say revert to being a black hole, as during the wars of the 1990s, then what will this mean? A free trade zone for organized crime, traffickers, terrorists, and so on, not to mention the possibility of a return to conflict... . This is one more reason why Democratic Society, specially EU countries should keep going to help Rep. of Kosova to advance it's status. It should make it a very important key of it's agenda. I don't believe that anything of important relevance can arise from any bilateral (Serb-Kosovar) irrational discussion. To Serbia should be very clear that the status of Kosova is "one way" road and nothing can reverse it.

Until now Kosova has the recognition from 62 countries and expecting very soon the recognition from 15 countries (some sources say can go up to 30 countries) who already have declared their decision. Serbia has realized only to slow down further recognitions but not to stop them. On the other side, countries who have recognized the independence of Rep. of Kosova represent 60% of UNSC, 81.5% of EU members, 85.7% of NATO members, 70.2% of Council of Europe etc... . So numbers have the importance given by the quality who rests behind those. I don't think that for the moment it is important the speed of new recognitions as long as they still going on. The most important thing for the Rep. of Kosova is to reinforce the state institutions and to realize standards for it's citizens and the country it want to be. Further recognitions should be not only as a political and legal influence but as well as a standards consequence.

Regarding to Serbian big painful efforts to stop the recognition, no one can tell them what to do or not. To me it's sound a big political waste because even if it thinks to get anything as compensation for Kosova recognition, let say kosovar territory in north of Iber or reconfigured borders, I don't think it can get anything from Kosovar part. If there is any option for border change (this is my personal opinion), the only option is joining Albania. Albanians are one people with two states and two governments. The truth is that two governments for 6 million people are a big weight to hold. I don't see any reason why one people should keep two states two governments and considering that both of them for a long time have payed the costs, one of a long time of communist self-isolation and the other one of a long time of occupation.

According to many sources, (anyone can find them easily), in Rep. of Kosova, the ethnic composition is as follows: 92% Albanians, 8% minorities (among them 5% Serbs). With this composition, any normal person can not find any justifiable reason why Kosova should be considered with the status of a multinational state and furthermore, missing the legal and national grounds, why to be forced to be with Serbia. If Serbs are really claiming Kosova, this can be an other argument to sustain that Mrs. Sabrina p. Ramet is definitely right with her study.

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