Croatia has filed a written response to Serbia’s counter-suit to Croatia’s lawsuit for alleged aggression and genocide to the International Court of Justice.
“Croatia’s brief was presented to ICJ in complete media silence on December 20, the last day of the deadline set by the court,†Director of the Veritas Documentation Center Savo Å trbac said.
The ICJ’s opinion on Kosovo would not have negative effects on the Serbian economy, experts say. Businesspeople and economists all believe that there would be no negative effects of the international Court of Justice’s opinion, despite the deep analysis and various international and political aspects that accompany the decision.
The Serbian and Croatian governments need to discuss the possibility of dropping the suits they filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This is according to Croatian Ambassador in Belgrade Željko KupreÅ¡ak, who believes the two countries’ prime ministers could meet in Zagreb as soon as May.
Albanian politicians and analysts in Kosovo have commented positively on the Kosovo delegation’s presentation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “The arguments given thus far are absolutely working to Kosovo’s advantage, ” Kosovo Public Services Minister Arsim Bajrami said.
The International Court of Justice denies that it has already formed its opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s independence, daily Politika reported. ICJ President Hisashi Owada said that the court is not able to predict what kind of stance the judges will take and what conclusion they will reach related to Kosovo’s independence proclamation.
The deadline expires today for countries wishing to take part in the case on Kosovo’s independence at the International Court of Justice. The public debate, which begins on December 1, will be open to all UN member-states, regardless of whether or not they have previously submitted written testimony.
Romanian President Traian Basescu said that Romania will support Serbia before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Kosovo process. The UN’s highest court is considering whether the unilateral proclamation of independence on the part of Kosovo’s ethnic Albanians last year was legal.
Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Aleksandr Konuzin told Tanjug on Monday that Russia will uphold Serbia’s stand before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Russia will defend Serbia’s position in the public debate, as it is in accordance with international law, he said.
A debate on Kosovo is set to start at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December. The UN General Assembly last fall accepted Serbia’s resolution on the issue of the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence, and ordered the court to give its advisory opinion on the legality of the proclamation.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) could reach its advisory opinion in the case of Kosovo Albanians’ unilateral declaration of independence, says a daily. The process of assessing the legality of the proclamation was launched by the highest UN court at the order of the UN General Assembly and at Serbia’s initiative.
