Serbia has rejected a request by British Foreign Minister William Hague to withdraw its Kosovo draft resolution submitted to the United Nations General Assembly, according to the Balkan Insight website.
Hague traveled to Belgrade yesterday (August 31, 2010) to urge Serbia to scrap the draft or reach an agreement on it with the rest of the European Union ahead of the UN meeting on September 9.
But after meeting Hague, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said, "The option that is not on the table for the Serbian government is an option of withdrawal, and we cannot do that."
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) advised on July 22 that Kosovo's 2008 secession from Serbia and declaration of independence were not illegal.
Serbia's draft resolution to the UN states that unilateral secession of a province is not an acceptable means to solve territorial disputes, and calls for dialogue on "all open issues."
Serbia is primarily comprised of Orthodox Christians, while Kosovo is primarily comprised of Muslims.
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