David Miliband

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Wednesday 03 December, 2008

Good news from Kosovo

Thanks to last week's jigsaw of five related resolutions, agreements and letters at the UN and in Brussels trigger important steps on Kosovo. The EU rule of law mission will now be deployed across the whole of the country, serving all citizens of the country, including the protection of minority rights that was at the heart of the Ahtissari Plan. This is now a vital stage in the confidence-building process amongst all communities that there is a secure future for them in Kosovo. The unanimous UN resolution is also an important signal that practicality is taking precedence over theology in the transition from the UN Mission to the EU. Long may it continue.

Posted at 09:58 03 December 2008 by David Miliband  |  Comments[1]

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Hello David, Although you seem to be optimistic when it comes to Kosovo, I am quite suspicious. What will the Eulex actually do and how successful, do you think, it will be? Both Serbs and Albanians, while sick of foreign presence in the region telling them what they have to do, are less likely to cooperate. Very often external involvement is perceived as imposition of some values and standards that local people simply ignore. Introducing a brand new external body, in this case Eulex, brings additional frustration to the communities, instead of searching for mechanisms that will really make them closer.

Posted by Branislav Radeljic on December 06, 2008 at 10:27 AM GMT #

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