Serbia supports every Europe's engagement on its territory, including on Kosovo province in accordance with the international law, the visiting Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremec stressed on Tuesday.
Jeremec made the remark during a press conference after his meeting with his Romanian counterpart Adrian Cioroianu.
"We think that international law is the best arm we have in order to fight this issue, of Kosovo province status. Our conviction is that the EU, in accordance with the international law, or with a new U.N. resolution, will send a mission to Kosovo and this will clear off all issues linked to such an engagement's legal conformity," said Jeremic.
At the same time, he reiterated his country's official position toward the status of Kosovo, underlining that Belgrade is, in principle, open to discuss all kind of solutions aimed at securing Serbia's territorial integrity.
He stressed that any other solution adopted outside diplomatic negotiations endangers the region and re-launched Belgrade's appeal to a real dialogue, without one of the involved sides having in view unilateral measures.
According to Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu, the European Union mission to Kosovo must be deployed in the province ahead of an eventual unilateral declaration of independence by Pristina.
"An eventual deployment of an European mission, following an eventual declaration of independence by Kosovo, would implicitly mean a recognition of Pristina as a partner," he stressed.
Jeremic arrived in Bucharest on Monday evening for an official visit.
During his trip to Paris last week, Cioroianu warned that the independence of Kosovo might generate an "avalanche" in other areas plagued by separatism, such as Moldova's Transdniester and Bosnia.
Albanian-dominated Kosovo, a Serbian province under U.N. administration since 1999, has been seeking independence with support from the United States and most of the EU nations. The attempt is rejected by Serbia and its ally Russia.
Last month, the U.N. Security Council held discussions on the future status of Kosovo, but failed to find a compromise.
Source: Xinhua
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