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India to support Serbia’s stand on Kosovo at UN |
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India has pledged support to Serbia in the UN General Assembly next month over the issue of Kosovo’s independence. In an interview to the TIMES OF INDIA, visiting Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said India has promised to vote in favour of Serbia which is seeking the UN General Assembly’s approval to refer Kosovo’s “illegal” independence to the International Court of Justice at The Hague.
Kosovo had unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in February. Out of the 192 nations, only 47, including the US, have recognized Kosovo’s independence. Russia, China and India have opposed it. The UN General Committee had earlier accepted Serbia’s request but the final outcome is a subject to a vote by all UN nations in the UNGA. Jeremic, who was the first Foreign Minister of Serbia to visit India, said Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence is an ethnically motivated attempt to secede in defiance of international law.
Kosovo’s independence has polarized the world with many believing that the Russia-Georgia war too is a fallout of the happenings in Kosovo. Serbia’s ally Russia recognized the independence of two of Georgia’s republics apparently in retaliation to the US recognition of Kosovo’s independence.
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