Posted on 01/31/2006 3:12:20 AM PST by kronos77
Chairman of the Transdnestr Moldavian Republic Yevgeny Shevchuk commented on the statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Kosovo conflict settlement made at a meeting with the Cabinet of Ministers:
“We in Transdnestr are closely observing the events around Kosovo, because any decisions of the international community on Kosovo are the algorithm for future decisions on the Transdnestr-Moldavian issue. The situation in Kosovo has a lot of analogies with Transdnestr. In particular, the history of the collapse of Yugoslavia is in some points corresponding with the history of disintegration of Moldavia and Transdnestr. The agreements passed on Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, and the way the situation in Kosovo develops – all this should lay the basis for settlement of the Moldavian-Transdnestr situation.
”As for the statement made by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasian Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo about the unique nature of the situation in Kosovo and the ways of the settlement, I think, that despite the peculiarities of this or that situation, the international community must elaborate unified principles and approaches towards such situations in the world. If this does not happen, there will become more unsettled conflicts. So, we sincerely hope that the scheme that will be applied in Kosovo will set an example for the settlement of the Moldavian-Transdnestr conflict and other analogous conflicts.
“In this situation, I treat the effort of Moldavia to initiate economic blockade of Transdnestr through an agreement with the Ukrainian government on customs registration in Moldavia of Transdnestr goods crossing the Ukrainian border as willingness to oppress the Transdnestr Moldavian Republic before the international community makes a decision on Kosovo and, accordingly, before such a decision is made on Transdnestr.”
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See consequences of the independent Kosovo.
To be honest Romania should annex Moldova as well, they are one people after all. Moldova is a bastard of the communism. Together those countries would be stronger and more important in the international arena. Currently Moldova means nothing and nobody cares what is going on there. That is why Russia play such dirty games, under Romania control this separatist problem would be solved long time ago.
And Kosovo and Bosnia is bastards of comunism!
Bosnia should be devided by Serbia and Croatia and Kosovo should remain in Serbi, with authonomy.
My point exactly.
Wst`s policy, "Kosovo solution will not apply on other dispoted states" looks like Neville Chamberlains "I got mr. Hitler`s signature on this paper that he won`t ask for more territories..."
And rest is history.
That is the point. If Kosovo becomes independent, hell will break loose in hundreds spots worldwide.
Tht is right.
Politics is nothing more than group of us holding eachothers by the balls, so if one squeez more, evryone else does that same.
But EU politicians are saying "Serbia should be devided, but there is no division of Kosovo!"
And than they cry when Russia is holding talks with the leaders of Osetia, Transdniestr etc...
Solution for eastern Crisiss (this is actually becoming that!) is
1. Division of Bosnia between Serbia nad Croatia
2. Authonomy for evry disputed region
- Kosovo (within Serbia, but also authonomy of Serb teritories on Kosovo)
- Abkhazia, Ajaria, Southern Osetia (within Georgia)
- Krimea and Eastern Ukraine federal states in Ukraine
- Sucession of Moldova to Romania with authonomy like Kosovo`s for Transdniestria.
That is resonable solution.
Or else, who can guarantee us that Pomeranie (Pomorsko) in poland Won`t find few "politicians" to claime indipendancy?
Or new wars in Georgia, civil war in Ukraine?
man, that is Pandora`s box.
I you want to keep Kosovo, forget about Bosnia. Separate Croat and Muslim territories in Bosnia would be very difficult.
Or else, who can guarantee us that Pomeranie (Pomorsko) in poland Won`t find few "politicians" to claime indipendancy?
Well, living in Pomoskie’s capital I don’t think that I need to worry about such developments :) 99.9% Poles here as usual in Poland.
No, it is not any reason, they should get autonomy. Negotiations slowly go in this direction. Stalin changed too many borders and it is impossible to reverse his decisions today.
Oh, you are living in pomorski?
I know that Poles are 99,9% inhabitants, but look what hapened to Montenegro.
In 1990, there was 70% of Montenegrins and 9% of Serbs and rest were Albanians and Muslims.
in 1992 referendum was held nad by landslide Montenegrins descided to live with Serbia.
But, 8 years later, commie-mafia president Milo djukanovic started pro-indipendence campaign, almost succeeding.
Mafia money and propaganda was his supporters. Than he aranged for new population listing.
Incredibile results!
35% Serbs, 45% Montenegrins, 20% Albanians and Muslims!
He maneged to multiple Serb population from 9% to 35% !!!
with 70% of population claiming Serbian as their mother-language.
That was defeat, but, since Italian courts were interested in him (tobacco smugling) he changed national insignia (they were Serbian flag actualy, but only light blye insetead of dark blue color).
Than he ousted out Serbian from schools, naming it "Mother language"
EU said that it ofcourse referendum for indipendancy is OK, but 51% of entire population must vote for indipendancy.
He denied that claiming that 25% is enough.
Lukasz, my friend, with mafia, money nad foreighn interference, anything is possible!
Sence have no place in politics:(
Well, Yugoslavia was union of similar nations, mostly Serbs, Croates and Muslims, diferent religion, but same blood, actualy Serbs, Muslims and Croates are single people.
Paradox no.1
-Evry nation in yugoslavia hade right to self-determination.
except for Serbia nad montenegro, they were denied right to have name "Yugoslavia"
Paradox no.2
Evry nation in Yugoslavia got right to succed.
But now West is aruing that Bosnia shoul not be devided, although consists of allmost all nations of former Yugoslavia
Paradox No.3
Kosovo, not republic, nut just teritorial authonomy is argued that it have right to suceed due to ethnical majority and whish to suceed.
Division of Kosovo, ei suceeding of Christian teritory is denied.
Serb Bosnia also is ethnicali compact and whishes to leave, but right is denied.
There is no internetional law and justice.
But ther is a common sence. Who can guarantee that Russia and maybe China won`t be worlds greatest powers, and that they wont invade Ulster, Osetia (Russia did that allreaddy) or just bomb Brussels?
Pandora`s box.
Recepee is simple. Never, never do anything that You wont like that someone else do to You.
I’m from Gdansk, the capital of the Pomorskie region.
He maneged to multiple Serb population from 9% to 35% !!!
Why would he multiple Serb population in Montenegro? Less Serbs should be better for him if he want independence. The Serbs and Albanians cannot vote or what?
Yugoslavia it is communist name, do the Serbs thinks that this is better name than Serbia?
Evry nation in Yugoslavia got right to succed.
Rather every republic not nation I believe.
Kosovo is such a great example, let's repeat it all over the post-Soviet world?
Russia thinks it's only hurting its weaker neighbors by fueling this ethnic separatism, but their actions will lead to the Balkanization of their own nation.
No, he belived that all slavic citisens of Montenegro will declare themselves as Montenegrin, but people got scared from his nacionalistic campaign, and instead declaring themselves as Montenegrins they declared as Serbs.
That was backfire.
His campaign is to denie that Montenegrins are tribe of Serbian nation, and much of Montenegrins dissagreed.
They concider themselves as geographical Montenegrins, but they belong to Serb Ortodox Church, speak Serbian.
He is actually up to build new nation, like Stalin, (Moldovans)
P.S.
Gdanjsk is great city.
Comparisment with Montenegro would be like a guy coming to power in pomorskie, establishing mafia goverment, prosecuting anything simmilar to Polish, establishing connection with Russia (Russians bought evrything in Montenegro), inventing "Pomorskie" language, ousting Latin letters (viceversa in Montenegro) etc.
So, anything is possible.
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