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Azerbaijan supports Serbiaâ€™s position in International Court of Justice on legality of Kosovoâ€™s independence

03 December 2009 16:53 (UTC +04:00)

APA reports Agshin Mehdiyev stated that official Baku supports Serbiaâ€™s position in this issue. The ambassador noted that a land declared its separation contrary to domestic laws of the country cannot be accepted as a state. Along with Azerbaijan, representative of Belarus Yelena Gritsenko also supported Serbia. Unlike them, Austrian representative underlined that Kosovo’s declaration its independence is not contrary to international law.

Note that each country has 45 minutes to express its position. Representatives of Albania, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Argentina addressed the hearings on December 1. Russia and the US will express their positions on December 8.

The hearing will last till December 11. Representatives of 30 countries are expected to attend the hearing. Representatives of Serbia and Kosovo were heard yesterday. Belgradeâ€™s representative said the declaration of independence by the provisional institutions of self-government of Kosovo contradicts the international law. Kosovoâ€™s representative regarded the adoption of the declaration of independence as the determination of Kosovoâ€™s final status.
â€œThe adoption of the declaration is the act to realize peopleâ€™s right of self-determination.â€