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The concluding paragraph of the advisory opinion (paragraph 123), which is the operative part of the ruling (dispositif) contains three vote tallies: it proclaims that the Court unanimously found that it had jurisdiction to reply to the General Assembly's request for an advisory opinion; given that the case law of the Court recognises that it ...
Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb welcomed the advisory opinion. He also urged Serbia and Kosovo to look to the future and concentrate on the opportunity offered by the EU to engage in a process of constructive dialogue with a view to developing good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation in line with the EU's basic principles.
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti has claimed victory for his party in Sunday's parliamentary elections, although partial results suggest he is short of a majority. Kurti's ruling Vetevendosje ...
Kosovo, Europe's newest country, gained independence from Serbia in 2008 with backing from the United States after a 78-day NATO bombing campaign against Serbian forces in 1999.
The ICJ delivered its Advisory Opinion on 22 July 2010 concluding that Kosovo's “declaration of independence of Kosovo adopted on 17 February 2008 did not violate international law." [3] After the verdict Serbia and the European Union submitted a draft-resolution to the United Nations General Assembly.
Serbia and its former province, Kosovo, have been at odds for decades. Their 1998-99 war left more than 10,000 people dead, mostly Kosovo Albanians. Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in ...
On 6 August 2022, a bill was proposed in the Verkhovna Rada by the opposition European Solidarity party which would recognise Kosovo as an independent state if passed. [13] [14] In April 2023, Ukraine abstained from voting on Kosovo's membership application to join the Council of Europe, while at the same time Serbia voted in favor of Ukraine's sovereignty before the United Nations months earlier.
This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ opinion on Kosovo Declaration of Independence. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] [ 84 ] This "Kosovo*" designation was the outcome of an arrangement agreed to between Pristina and Belgrade in talks mediated by the European Union.