Background
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was established on 28 April 1992 by the remaining Yugoslav republics of Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006), Montenegro and Republic of Serbia (1990–2006), Serbia, claimed itself as the legal succession of states, successor state of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; however, on 30 May 1992, United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 was adopted, by which it imposed international sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia due to its role in the Yugoslav Wars, and noted that "the claim by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to continue automatically the membership of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the United Nations has not been generally accepted," and on 22 September 1992, United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/47/1 was adopted, by which it considered that "the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) cannot continue automatically the membership of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the United Nations," and therefore decided that "the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) should apply for membership in the United Nations and that it shall not participate in the work of the United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly". The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia refused to comply with the resolution for many years, but following the ousting of President of Serbia and Montenegro, President Slobodan Milošević from office, it applied for membership, and was admitted to the UN on 1 November 2000. On 4 February 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had its official name changed to Serbia and Montenegro, following the adoption and promulgation of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro by the Assembly of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. On the basis of a 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, referendum held on 21 May 2006, Montenegro declared independence from Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June 2006. In a letter dated on the same day, the President of Serbia informed the Secretary-General of the United Nations, United Nations Secretary-General that the membership of Serbia and Montenegro in the UN was being continued by Serbia, following Montenegro's declaration of independence, in accordance with the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegro was admitted to the UN on 28 June 2006. Since 1999, Kosovo had been administered by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, UN after the end of the Kosovo war; however, on 17 February 2008, 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia as the Kosovo, Republic of Kosovo. While the United States, the United Kingdom and France have recognized this act, Serbia and some of the international community—most notably Russia, China, Algeria, Cuba, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, India, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Greece and Mexico—have not International recognition of Kosovo, recognised Kosovo's declaration of independence. As of 2022, Kosovo has yet to become a member-state or observer-state of the United Nations.See also
* Member states of the United Nations * Foreign relations of Serbia * Yugoslavia and the United NationsReferences
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