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"I do not think that was a question, Mr Korakas, those were statements. The first of these which I wish to draw to the House’s attention is the idea that Belgrade is not responsible for the situation in Kosovo. I wish to make this clear because it is an important statement and it implies that imperialist action by NATO is responsible for the situation in Kosovo.
This is an odd interpretation – although it is perhaps not quite so odd, as it is shared by the Serbian authorities – but I think that you must understand, Mr Korakas, that there are other interpretations too. You must also understand that the international community and the EU Council of Ministers have a view of events which is very different to your own.
With regard to Resolution 1244, if it is a trap, then I do not understand either why it is that you think that every violation of this trap is considered to be damaging. Resolution 1244 may not be perfect, but it was the only resolution that could be agreed upon to bring an end to a particular situation. This resolution has probably been difficult to apply for the simple reason that it presupposes a climate of stability, to which neither Mr Milosevic nor his regime have contributed.
I recognise, as we all do, that the behaviour of certain Kosovar Albanian forces in Kosovo has been neither desirable nor successful. Mr Kouchner has been highly critical of this situation and this behaviour.
We should not imagine, Mr Korakas, that all the blame can be placed on one side. Nor should we imagine that we can forget the past when we are analysing the present. The present, particularly in the case of the Balkans, and you know this better than I do, has its roots in history and in successive historical developments. There are not only “good guys” in this story. As I see it, these situations are quite clear and we should all learn lessons from and accept responsibility for our previous inaction in the face of Mr Milosevic’s behaviour, at a time when he could do whatever he wanted in Kosovo with impunity, particularly once he had taken away its autonomy.
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