Parallels between Kosovo and South Ossetia “inappropriate” – Medvedev
Published: 20 October, 2009, 20:32
Edited: 26 October, 2009, 17:53
Dmitry Medvedev has warned against inappropriate parallels between the Kosovo events and last summer's Georgian attack on South Ossetia. He said, however, both events proved the failure of the European security system.
I am Serb too,and also Russian brother,when i saw president Medvedev in Belgrade i and all Serbs are very happy..,in our and his eyes you can see brothers love !! GO Russia, Serbia will always support you !! your brother, from Serbs republic !!
My opinion is clear I did not agree with the taking of Serbia’s sovereign territory this harks back to the early part of the 20th century when might was right. We can only guarantee a stable Europe if each nation large or small respects the integrity of its neighbour’s boarders even if it’s a neighbour that we don’t get on with, this is where the international community step in to help broker a compromise. Even if the process is painfully slow as was the case in Northern Ireland. For the reasons above I also disagree with Russia forming two pro Kremlin satellites by forcefully taking Georgian sovereign territory. I find Medvedevs position lacks any moral authority he manipulates international law to try to prove Russia did nothing wrong. But in reality both Serbia and Georgia lost sovereign territory to more powerful forces both events have weakened European security. And the chances of a major conflict are now higher than they were before.
In my opinion a European security system does not exist at present. There may be various EU–NATO military arrangements, there may be some other specific and partial arrangements but none of these is truly European nor do they offer equal security for all European countries. The OSCE, put aside the name (Organization for Security and Cooperation of Europe), has proved to be futile if not counterproductive in its activities. Even more, in many instances it has been subject to various manipulations favoring positions and the partisan interests of certain countries. It has played a negative role during the Yugoslav crises, abandoning the Final Helsinki Document's principles on sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of internationally recognized state boarders. It has also violated the principle of consensus, introducing a new “principle” – “consensus minus one”. It’s Mission in the Serbian Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, at the end of 1998 and beginning of 1999, known as the Kosovo Verification Mission (KVM), acted rather as an extension and preparatory vehicle for the 1999 NATO military aggression than as a civil diplomatic mission as defined by the Yugoslavia–OSCE October 1998 Agreement. A European Security system should be a matter of right and the duty of all and each European country and not a monopoly of any regional organization, be it NATO or any other. All European countries should have equal guaranties for their own security. A European Security System should be worked out through diplomatic consultations which will take time and effort, and be finalized at the European Summit Conference adopting a European Security Treaty.
I am Serb, and my heart was full when I saw Medvedev in our parliament. I have a dream like many Serbs, that one day we will have unified country from Adriatic to Pacific. We feel like being occupied, the propaganda is so strong, most of the people in here wants us to be with our fellow Serbs in Bosnia, and with our fellow Russian brothers. In 1941 Serbs were attacked, just after it our Mati Rusija was attacked, in 1999 Serbia was attacked, don't be fooled, this time it will last longer until they attack our Mati. I just want us to live and to die together as real brothers.