Selakovic: Gervala is abusing UN Security Council

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During the session of the UN Security Council dedicated to the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selakovic rejected the accusations of the representative of Pristina Donika Gervala and said that she was abusing the Security Council to speak against UNMIK and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

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"Instead of talking about problems on the ground, disrespect of human rights, abolition of political freedoms, more than 2,000 people missing, the ignored crimes committed by Kosovo Albanians, Gervala tells us about her political wishes and goals, abusing the Security Council to speak against UNMIK and the president of Serbia," said Selakovic.

"Vucic is also your president, Mrs. Gervala Schwartz, and you should show respect when you talk about the president of your country," said Selakovic.

He said that it is true that so-called Kosovo is the result of a separatist movement, terrorist activities, drug trafficking, and that "Gervala can teach us lessons about how something of the kind would never happen."

"Gervala tells us about the butcher from the Balkans, but does not mention that the real butchers from the Balkans are former so-called President Hashim Thaci and former so-called Parliament Speaker Kadri Veseli, who are both currently in The Hague, in custody of the war crimes court for the KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army) crimes," said Selakovic.

He stressed that Serbia is an independent, sovereign state, with clear goals that include the European path and respect of her traditional friends, and that accusations against Serbia of being someone's representative represent disrespect of this body and the UN as an organization.

"Serbia is the pillar of peace and stability in the region and that is what the leaders of almost all member-states here say. When it comes to regional stability and cooperation, the contrast between Vucic and Albin Kurti has never been greater and more obvious. While the president is building bridges of cooperation, such as the Open Balkan initiative, Kurti is destroying and undermining the dialogue process," Selakovic pointed out.

He stated that Kurti was the political commissar of the so-called KLA and cited some examples of KLA crimes.

Selakovic also said that Gervala speaks about them being a democracy, but, he added, they are not even able to respect their own constitution and in that context, he mentioned the example of the Serbian medieval monastery of Visoki Decani.

"Gervala represented only herself, not an independent recognized country, a member of the UN, and that will remain so, because their reason and motivation is not to gain independence, but to create a greater Albania, not a so-called independent Kosovo," said Selakovic.

Responding to Minister Selakovic, the Kosovo representative assessed that it is a pity that today's Serbia is not able to distance itself from Slobodan Milosevic and his crimes, as well as that she has her own president and that is Vlosa Osmani.

She accused Selakovic of trying to falsify facts and create the impression that the Serb minority is endangered in Kosovo.

Gervala also mentioned Swiss prosecutor Dick Marty, who had prepared a report about the crimes he accused Albanians from Kosovo of committing, and reminded that information has emerged that Serbian intelligence services were allegedly preparing his murder.

At the same time, she made accusations and claims that the Serbian intelligence services have a "long tradition in killing political actors and opponents."

She also claims that Serbs in Kosovo are protected by a most modern constitution that gives them, she said, "exceptional rights to participate at every level of institutions."

Reacting to Gervala's statement about Dick Marty, Selakovic spoke again to say that this was unverified information appearing in the international press that caused great damage to the reputation of Serbia and its intelligence services.

"Serbia is open for cooperation with foreign partners and expects those claims to be verified as soon as possible," said Selakovic.

He added that such information cannot be misused in this UN body, because it can only damage the trials conducted by the Specialist Chambers for KLA war crimes that are underway in The Hague by putting pressure on witnesses in human organ trafficking cases.

Selakovic stressed that Serbia appreciates Dick Marty for the courage he showed despite the danger when he published his report in the Council of Europe, detailing the terrible crimes committed by the so-called KLA.

(Telegraf.rs)