BELGRADE, Serbia: Serbia warned Friday that it would retaliate if Kosovo declares independence and if other nations recognize the breakaway province as a separate state. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic did not specify how Serbia would respond if Kosovo’s separatist ethnic Albanian officials carry out their threat to declare independence if a final push for a diplomatic settlement between now and Dec. 10 does not result in Kosovo’s statehood. “Serbia will have no choice but to respond to acts that would jeopardize its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Jeremic said. “The unilateral declaration of independence would bring protracted instability to the region.
Appunti di un anonimo italiano
31/8/2007
