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Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on the current situation in Kosovo

22 October 2012
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A debate on the current situation in Kosovo on 24 January 2007, Wednesday, with the participation of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on the future status process for Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari, as one of the highlights of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Winter Session (Strasbourg, 22-26 January 2007), has resulted in the adoption of a resolution on current situation in Kosovo (Recommendation 1780 and 1533, 2007). In the document the Assembly reiterates that the historical role of the Council of Europe in improving a good governance, strengthening democracy and the rule of law, raising human rights standards and improving the protection of national minorities in Europe should be played as regards Kosovo.

The Assembly believes that the Council of Europe should give special support to Serbia and to increase the information activities in or addressed to Serbia, as well as the activities relating to history teaching, human rights education, youth and inter-cultural dialogue. Consequently, the Assembly asks the Committee of Ministers to ensure that the Council of Europe, in cooperation with other international actors, plays a key role in putting in place measures to ensure the protection of the human rights of all persons in Kosovo. The most of recommended in this document measures relate to minorities: the voluntary return in safety and dignity of refugees and displaced persons and their sustainable reintegration; the protection of national minorities; the use of minority languages; inter-cultural dialogue and cultural heritage.

At the end of a debate on the current situation in Kosovo, the PACE said that “a negotiated and mutually accepted solution to Kosovo’s status is the best guarantee that the outcome will not be disputed in the future”. However, the adopted text underlines that if long-term deadlock leads to continuing insecurity and instability, “an internationally-imposed solution” may have to be envisaged as a last and extreme resort. Whatever solution is found, it must ensure that minorities are specially protected and that human rights principles are upheld.

http://assembly.coe.int/Mainf.asp?link=/Documents/AdoptedText/ta07/EREC1780.htm 
http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/AdoptedText/ta07/ERES1533.htm

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