South Africa's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - South Africa's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence
OR:
South Africa's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Following Kosovo's declaration of independence in 2008,
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
as a non-permanent member of the UNSC that year called for further negotiation between the government of Serbia and the
Assembly of Kosovo The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; sr, Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly electe ...
. At a press conference on 19 February 2008, a spokesman from South Africa's Department for Foreign Affairs stated that the South African "government will be studying... the political and legal implications of this new development", that "there is no way South Africa can consciously not want to take a position on this. But you can only take a position in a matter that is not ongoing... It's a question of time before South Africa takes a definite position", and that "it's not a question of us being in the majority or minority, as it has never been. It's not a question of us being with Russia or China and it has never been and it will never be. We've got our own principles that guide us". On 9 May 2009, Serbian Foreign Minister
Vuk Jeremić Vuk Jeremić ( sr-cyr, Вук Јеремић, ; born 3 July 1975) is a Serbian politician and diplomat who served as the president of the United Nations General Assembly from 2012 to 2013 and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia from 200 ...
met the new South African President Jacob Zuma and other officials. Afterwards, Jeremić said, "Serbia is grateful for the support and consistency of the Republic of South Africa not to recognize Kosovo's self-proclaimed independence". In a 30 August 2010 meeting with Vuk Jeremić, South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Maite Emily Nkoana-Mashabane (born 30 September 1963) is a South African politician who is the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. She was Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform from 2018 to 2019, and previously serv ...
confirmed that her country will not change its decision not to recognise Kosovo. In a 7 June 2011 interview for ''Radio Dukagjini'', South Africa's Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Clayson Monyela, said that South Africa will not recognise Kosovo.Afrika e Jugut nuk e njeh Kosovën
Telegrafi, 2012-06-07 (in Albanian)


See also

* South Africa-Serbia relations *
International Recognition of Kosovo International recognition of Kosovo, since its declaration of independence from Serbia enacted on 17 February 2008, has been mixed, and international governments are divided on the issue. , out of () United Nations member states, 22 out ...
*
Foreign relations of Kosovo Foreign relations of Kosovo are accomplished by efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo. Kosovo operates 33 embassies abroad and is host to 22 embassies in Pristina. Kosovo has membership in several international organisations. On ...
* 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence


References

{{International recognition of Kosovo State reactions to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence Politics of South Africa Foreign relations of South Africa