[ALBSA-Info] {QIKSH «ALBEUROPA»} PRESS: Letter: Kosovo's Future (New York Times, 31 Oct 2000)

[Wolfgang Plarre]

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/31/opinion/L31KOS.html

Kosovo's Future

To the Editor:

Re "Is Serbia's Victory Kosovo's Loss?"
(Week in Review, Oct. 29):

Vojislav Kostunica's election opens new possibilities for diplomatic
resolution of the status of Kosovo. We may still see partition,
independence or a form of autonomous self-government closely akin to
independence.
     Resolution 1244, which provides authority for the United Nations
mission in Kosovo, does not preclude these solutions. The resolution
speaks of the "sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia," but these words do not cement Kosovo under
Belgrade's control.
     "Territorial integrity" requires states to actively observe
international human rights standards. "Sovereignty" points to the
prerogative of states to act, but only insofar as the state is in line
with those standards. 
     Will Mr. Kostunica observe international standards? Time will tell.

  JULIE MERTUS
Washington, Oct. 30, 2000
The writer is an assistant professor at American University's School of
International Service.

Copyright 2000 The New York Times Company


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