Former UN mediator: Kosovo is Independent

Rohan: If Serbs continue with refusals, implementation of Ahtisari plan will not be realized

The former international UN mediator for Kosovo status, the Austrian diplomat Alber Rohan, during a lecture given last night at European Club has accused the government of Serbia as the main destabilizing factor that it’s fomenting violence and creating unnecessary problems in Kosovo. “Belgrade is manipulating with Serbs, supports them financially, but the actual intentions lies to an obscure creation of a Serbian entity” – said Rohan.
One thing must be clear: “There is no going back from Independence, said Rohan.

Rohan expressed his dismay that the Ahtisaari Plan was not approved at the
Security Council of the UN due to the political refusal by Russia and added that “if Serbs continue refusing to cooperate,then, a great deal of Ahtisaari plan, particularly decentralization, will be impossible to be implemented.

Belgrade is manipulating with Serbs of Kosovo, said the Austrian diplomat, the former UN mediator on the status of Kosovo, Albert Rohaan. Belgrade is responsible for all turmoil caused in Kosovo. The Serbian regime is accusing Kosovo Serbs as traitors if they cooperate with Albanians, even threatening their lives if they do so., said Rohan.
These statements were given last night during lecture that was held at European Club by Mr. Albert Rohan, the former UN mediator of Kosovo’s status.

The Balkans expert during his speech, gave a gloomy prediction about the future of minorities in Kosovo, again, accusing Serbia instilling violence and embracing policies of apartheid by manipulating with innocent people. Serbia has history of imposing segregation and apartheid against Kosovo Albanians as well committing unspeakable attrocities and genocide. Kosovo is a unique case, sui generis. There is no other example similar to Kosovo, said Rohan.

Additionally, Rohan spoke of his experience and information he gathered during the drafting of Ahtisaari Plan, mentioning that multi ethnic society does not have an integration perspective for now. The best fruitful case is that Albanians and Serbs will live as neighbors but never with each other. Explaining the reasons of the current events, Rohan accused the nationalist history of Serbia that has created an artificial myth out of Kosovo.

He praised the vigilant acts of Albanians which it has been a very normal since the Declaration of Independence. Rohan stressed his disappointment that Ahtisari plan was not approved by the UN SC due to an obscure Russian blockage.
Also, a possible partition of the northern Kosovo would have caused a massive migration of Serbs from the southern enclaves.

Rohan said that the Orthodox Church has disagreements within its leadership. They are fractioned into groups. A great number of them want to live in Independent Kosovo with the exception of bishop Artemije, labeling him as a militant of Serbian nationalism, rather than a religious one.

Islam in Kosovo, does not pose any threat, however the orthodox church in contrary is playing a very negative role by deeply getting involved into the political life of local Serbs.
Catholicism, a great supporter of Independence is an exemplary of tolerance.

Serbia’s election on May will be decisive for its future. Serbia will have to choose between EU or east.

The Russian opposition against Kosovo is not an amicable gesture towards Serbia, but the opposite.

Again, one thing we must be clear: There is going back from the Independence of Kosovo, said Albert Rohan, the former UN mediator on Kosovo status.


Der Press Co

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Proud American!

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Good read.

Again, this is extremely one sided story. I wish you guys could take a look at Kosovo from a different perspective. Mr. Rohan is expressing his opinion and I understand his point of view. At the same time, in my opinion, he is very closed minded. I am yet to read an article that understands both parties involved and offers solution where both sides have to compromise.

Rohan was approved by The UN SC, something you rely on so much.LOL....tell me what will happen when the UN will cease to exist? How will serbia hold onto Sandjak and Vojvodina, since the UN law matters? Remember, states were created before the UN and after the UN. The UN does not regulate the affairs of the world. In contrary, the UN's stubbornness imbued with personal interests of rogue countries such as Russia, has created obstacles for this organization to react against genocide and other issues in the world. It's one of the main reasons of why the UN must either reform or cease to exist. By all means, it's a worthless organization.

Remember 90% of its bills are paid by the world's democracies, primarly by the US, UK, Japan, France, Germany, Italy and Canada. How will the UN survive if 90% of its sponsors decide to abandon it? LOL..........All of these countries have recognized the Independence of Kosovo.

Serbia approved Rohan and Serbs were enthusiastic about him. Now, you have changed your mind...LOL...what do you want?

At least, he speaks the reality. Mythology, nationalism and genocide are the strongest composition of Serbia's politics, today.

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There was a time for compromise and it was a year ago. Now Kosovo is either Sovereign or it is not, so it's a little hard to compromise on that. Already the plan should prevent the Albanians from laying into the Serbs in the country.

(And you Albanians better treat them fair after all this! Do not forget that America supported Milsovic before he started his ethnic cleansing and things!)

Personally I do think a fair sized chunk of Kosovo in the north should have been passed to Serbia. It will only lead to headaches for everyone.

yea..but there is a fair chunk of serbia that should join Kosovo as well. THere is a fair chunk of Macedonia. There is a faiar chunk of Montenegro. There are a lot of chunks in the world.

Any partition of Kosovo would lead to another war. Kosovo's territory is untouchable.

Albanians are committed to stick to democratic values as long as their sovereignty is not questioned.

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Well good. As long as you stick to those it probably won't be questioned.

Just don't think the Serbs in Kosovo are going to make it easy on you. Even if you do treat them fairly. And don't think you can get away with much. If McCain or Hillary wins you'd have a supporter in the US. But Obama might drop you like a hot potato if things go bad.

Exactly what I was talking about. Albo said that good chunks of Macedonia and Serbia should join kosovo. This is why Serbian people are so mad about Kosovo. It is not the end. Albanians will want more, they always do and they lead proactive politics while Serbs sit and wait.
On the other hand, I think Albanian will fall somewhere and fall really hard. Big powers are on their side now but things change, people change and foreign politics of some countries change as well. I mean, 20 years ago who could have predicted the fall of Yugoslavia. It happened and who know what future holds. I definitely think that Albanians are going to bite for more because they feel invincible at this moment and they are backed up by big powers.
If Serbia chooses right leaders we will have a different story in the next 10 years. Kosovo's economy is pretty much non-existent. Serbia is still paying off a huge loan that Kosovo owes (and will continue because they feel it is still Serbian land) and Kosovars live of off drug traficking. If that is taken away from them they will have nothing to fall back on. Also, when their natural resources are taken out the country will have less appeal to US and therefore less support. We will definitely see what future holds and we will see who is right.

It's cause they get orders from somewhere else. Rohan;

There's alot of assumptions there. But I don't expect any less.
Anywho, The Republic of Kosova is independent, and there's no turning back after this.
It's been less than two months, since Kosova declared independence. One can't expect things to change over a night, but they will, slowly but surely.