Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Luis Almagro said that it is absolutely impossible to recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo the way it was formulated by the Albanian separatist authorities.

“If we separate ourselves from ourselves and the international law then even we, tomorrow, will be victimized with the same problem,” said Almagro while visiting Belgrade.

Almagro said that Uruguay appreciates Serbia’s efforts to strengthen and promote democracy and respect human rights and international laws.

“This will help both Serbia and Uruguay to strengthen their position at the international level,” Almagro said at the Days of Latin America conference in Belgrade.

Brazilian Ambassador to Serbia Dante Coelho De Lima stated at the conference that Brazil’s political relations formerly with Yugoslavia and now with Serbia, bilateral ones as well as within the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement and other international organizations, have always been at a high level.

The disintegration of Yugoslavia did not change the friendly political relations with Serbia.

Serbia’s Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said that Serbia wishes to establish a close economic cooperation with South American countries.

As a member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement or CEFTA, Jeremic said, Serbia could serve as a platform for South American investments in the 800 million people market.

“Modern modes of communication and similarities in the process of social development connect Serbia with South American countries, and the whole world is facing global challenges, such as the climate changes, financial instability, terrorism and organized crime,” Jeremic stated.

Jeremic expressed gratitude to all South American countries that have not recognized Kosovo’s independence, and pointed out that there can be no international stability unless opinions of all world countries have been taken into account.

The only Latin American countries to have recognized Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence are Peru and Columbia.

December 7, 2010
SERBIANNA
Tanjug

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