Moscow fully "shares" the "concern" for the bigotry of some in Pristina and Tirana and their intention to create the so-called "Greater Albania" through the merger of "two Albanian states" in the Balkans, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
These "plans" can only be described as subversive. "Any secret border review in the region is by definition catastrophic for the already fragile stability in this part of Europe, where much remains to be done to overcome the effects of the conflicts and wars of the 1990s." of the Russian Foreign Minister on behalf of Minister Sergei Lavrov to a relevant question submitted in writing.
"A viable solution to the Kosovo problem is possible only on the basis of international law, in particular UN Security Council Resolution 1244, which guarantees, among other things, the territorial integrity of Serbia with the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and the Commonwealth of Independent States." "Especially in the direction of this document, the Belgrade-Pristina talks can and should take place", the Russian Foreign Minister continues, adding that "their result should be a long-term solution, which will satisfy the Serbian side and will be approved by the SA of the UN ".
Russian diplomacy claims that "Pristina's leadership is time to realize that its provocative efforts to convince the rest of the world of the viability of the infamous 'Kosovo state's state' are doomed to failure from the outset," while "feeding Albanian nationalism and "The systematic oppression of the Serb and other non-Albanian population, the persecution of the Serbian Orthodox Church testify to the insolvency of this plan."
For Russian diplomacy, "the silence of the West has not been surprising for a long time", but is "a symptom of the blind satisfaction of the whims of Albanian-Kosovo extremists by their foreign protectors", as in the Russian assessment "the EU, which has been entrusted by UN Secretary-General's mediating role in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is clearly not in line with it, as it is not in a position, although nine full years since the agreement was reached, to go beyond undermining the implementation by Kosovars of their obligations regarding the establishment in the province of the Federation of Serbian Local Governments "
"We will continue to seek the Pristina attacks to be properly assessed, including by international organizations, including the UN Security Council, in the interests of maintaining peace and security in the Balkans," he said. .
Source: RES-EAP