Kosovo judgment is chance to take fresh look at S-Ossetia, Abkhazia - deputies

Kosovo judgment is chance to take fresh look at S-Ossetia, Abkhazia - deputies

23.07.2010, 21.35

 

MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- The UN Court judgment, which proclaimed legal the unilateral declaration of independent Kosovo, will enable the world to take a fresh look at sovereignty of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Federation Council members said.

"There must be no comments on court judgments. However, this judgment is another weighty argument in favor of sovereignty of South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Chairman of the Federation Council Defense and Security Committee Viktor Ozerov told Itar-Tass. "These republics had no less reasons for separating from Georgia than Kosovo had for separating from Serbia. The court judgment sets a precedent, which will enable politicians and the world public to take a fresh look at sovereignty of two Caucasian republics," he said.

"A different judgment was hardly possible, as the position of the majority of EU member countries was well known. However, we still think that the separation of Kosovo was an artificial affair," member of the Federation Council International Affairs Committee Vladimir Zhidkikh said.

In his opinion, the judgment "will not bring peace to Serbia or Kosovo, and the spot of tensions will remain in Europe."

"The court did not put an end to the Kosovo problem. Most probably, the judgment aimed to lull EU member countries that supported the proclamation of independent Kosovo," he noted.

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