serbia's dropping a challenge to kosovo's independence at united nations belgrade's removed a section of a un resolution that called kosovo kosovo secession unacceptable european officials proclaimed it would be a useful compromise offer diana johnston however says it has a different how or us or other data johnston has a different name for it. present tax that i have seen and i have here is not really a compromise i would call it an unconditional surrender to the european union but this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france underpaid it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and any leader or policy party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they heard look what happened to go it's live question it's which the united city use it or to get ri

this week serbia decided not to challenge kosovo's independence at the united nations belgrade had previously drafted the resolution which question the succession but softened it following pressure from the european union a section where belgrade called the cost of that short declaration of independence unacceptable was removed from the document the modified version was unanimously adopted by the un general assembly serbia does not recognize course about but a new resolution could pave the way for the first new republic of serbia since the region declared independence in two thousand and eight the e.u. had urged her to withdraw its draft and focus instead on prospects for union membership but war website columnist abortion which believes certainly has not really lose from the new deal. in practice it stands to gain absolutely nothing it stands to lose everything. the resolution was changed so that the e.u. would be less angry would serbia brussels assault demanding is pretty much an unconditional surrender a full abdication of state sovereignty or any sort of a. dependent foreign policy i thi

this week a serbia decided not to challenge kosovo's independence at the united nations belgrade had previously crafter the resolution which question the secession but softened it following pressure from the european union the section where belgrade called kosovo as you know that short declaration of independence unacceptable was removed from the document being modified version was you know on a screen by the un general assembly so does not recognize kosovo but the new resolution could pave the way. since the region actually declared independence in two thousand and eight he had urged her to withdraw its draft and focus instead on prospects for union membership political writer johnston says the new document suggests it's because he had to. present text that i have seen and i have here is not really a compromise i would call it an unconditional surrender to the european union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia

decided not to challenge kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and the united nations following intensive talks belgrade was during its initial draft resolution which had called for the secession of course about to be denounced a compromise resolution was unanimously adopted by the un general assembly although belgrade still refuses to recognize kosovo's independence as legitimate ok ready to hold direct talks sort of course of ours on all unresolved matters and that's going to session followed pressure from the european union which made clear that said there is a wish to join the grouping would be jeopardized if it fails to soften its stance on costs about political writer diana johnston said there has caved in to the. present that i have seen and i have here is not really a compromise i would call it an unconditional surrender to the european union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and i'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of franc

challenge kosovo as you know a lot of old declaration of independence at the united nations under pressure from european union belgrade finally agreed to withdraw its initial draft resolution which had called on the secession of kosovo to be denounced by consensus resolution was unanimously adopted by the un general assembly although belgrade does not recognize kosovo's independence as a legitimate to hold direct talks with kosovo as on all our resolve matters this concession followed a push from the e.u. making it clear that serbia's wish to join the union would be jeopardized if it failed to soften its kosovo stance political writer diana john strand this is serbia has serbia has caved into the e.u. . into the present text that i have seen and i have here is not really a compromise i would call it an unconditional surrender to the european union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing if you should and i would just be asking for more than a year as soon as you know really very much in the position of france. it's not quite an occu

to challenge kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and the united nations under pressure from the european union belgrade finally agreed to withdraw its initial draft resolution which had called on the secession of course a vote to be denounced a concession consensus resolution was unanimously adopted by the un general assembly although belgrade does not recognize kosovo's independence as a legitimate agreed to talk direct talks with a course of ours on all unresolved matters this concession followed a push from the e.u. making it clear that serbia's wish to join the union it would be jeopardized if it failed to soften its stance on kosovo political writer john starr calls it a new u.n. resolution and an unconditional surrender by syria to you. be present turk that i have seen and i have here is not really a compromise i would call it an unconditional surrender to the european union this is not a compromise because for my. and i've understood the european union did not. get in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and i'll just be asking for more. here syria is now really very much in the position

not to challenge kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence at the united nations under pressure from the european union belgrade finally agreed to withdraw its initial draft resolution which called on the secession of kosovo to be denounced by consensus a resolution was unanimously adopted by the un general assembly although belgrade doesn't recognize kosovo's independence as a legitimate because to read the whole direct talks with close of ours on all unresolved matters the concession was followed by a concession followed a push from the e.u. making it clear that serbia as a wish to join the organization would be jeopardized if it failed to soften its stance on kosovo but political writer diana johnston says serbia has caved in to the e.u. so. present tech that i have seen and i have here is not really a compromise i would call it an unconditional surrender to the european union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much

now in other news today serbia is dropping a challenge to kosovo's independence at the united nations belgrade's remove the section of a un resolution the cold kosovo secession unacceptable the moves being seen as a way of boosting the balkan nations hopes of joining the e.u. now to discuss the implications of this compromise when i was joined by author diana johnstone live from paris diana hello so serbia has removed the harshest language from its resolution but what did they leave in. well first of all i don't think the original language was all that harsh it's simply. stated something a principle that ought to be of interest to the general assembly that one sided secession is not an acceptable way for resolving territorial issues. and what the present text that i have seen and i have here is not really a compromise i would call it an unconditional surrender to the european union which i read it instead of talking about kosovo it talks thanks thanks to the european union for wanting to facilitate dialogue going this sounds like the middle east peace process you can have dialogue forever and ne