Vuk Jeremic yesterday called on the Organization of American States (OAS) members to maintain their reserved position on the Kosovo issue while the International Court of Justice deliberated on that crucial question.

Addressing the participants of a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Colombia yesterday, the Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said, “As far as Kosovo is concerned, Serbia will continue to make full use of the diplomatic, political and legal arsenal, and we intend to put a resolution before the UN General Assembly in September that would ask the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence.”

He said, “We are aware that you have been given advice to recognize Kosovo - and in the name of the Republic of Serbia, I wish to profoundly thank the vast majority of you for your principled position not to do so.”

The foreign minister called on the OAS member-states to maintain this stance, since “this is the only way to avoid doing any further damage to the legitimacy of the international system and the universality of the values we hold in common.”

Jeremic said, “And this is the only way to re-open the window of opportunity behind which stands the prospect of a negotiated, compromise solution to the future status of Kosovo acceptable to all the stakeholders.”