New York, 22 January 2010
President Tadic's comment at the session of the UN Security Council

Thank you, Mr. President.

I would also like to respond to some of the other comments made this afternoon. I want to acknowledge the statement made by the representative of our neighboring country, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Being a responsible member of the international community, Serbia will continue to fully support sovereignty and territorial integrity, of Bosnia and Herzegovina and will strongly oppose any attempts at partitioning this or any other member State of the United Nations.

We will also keep encouraging all three constituent peoples to agree on necessary reforms, with the aim of accelerating Bosnia’s EU accession—a strategic priority for all.

We have made it clear that we will support whatever arrangement is acceptable to the parties—stressing the need for pragmatism and compromise. Completing the reconciliation process is an imperative. The forthcoming resolution on Srebrenica to be introduced in Serbia’s National Assembly is intended to contribute to this process, and to enhance regional peace and stability.

Regretfully, other important stakeholders have failed to be constructive. We strongly condemn the dangerous, saber-rattling and war-mongering statement of the President of the Republic of Croatia Stjepan Mesic.

There is no justification for threatening the use of force against Bosnia—or any other Western Balkan country.

Serbia categorically rejects such provocations, and we expect every other responsible stakeholder to do the same. We’ve had enough of this.

At the same time Serbia remains fundamentally committed to working with Croatia and all other UN member States on resolving all outstanding bilateral and regional issues.