PM: Romania has no intention of changing stance on Kosovo-Metohija issue

BUCHAREST - Romania has no intention of changing its stance on the Kosovo-Metohija issue, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said after a meeting with Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciuca in Bucharest on Monday.

When asked by reporters if Ciuca had perhaps mentioned any requests for Romania to change its position given the so-called Kosovo's plans to apply for EU membership, Brnabic said she had asked no questions about that because she knew Romania was under pressure over the issue.

"I think all of us know that the five EU member states that do not recognise the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo are constantly under great pressure because there are other EU member states that are always trying to get the EU not to be status-neutral, and it is status-neutral," Brnabic said.

She noted that, over the past 48 hours, officials from Spain and Romania had told her the two countries had no intention of changing their position on the Kosovo-Metohija issue.

Brnabic said that was extremely commendable and good for stability across Europe and worldwide as those countries adhered to the basic principles of international law and the UN Charter - the inviolability of the territorial integrity of internationally recongised states, including Serbia.

"And that is really the fundamental principle of international law and those countries are thereby also protecting the international legal order," she said.

She also noted that no members of a Pristina delegation had attended a Munich Leaders Meeting in Bucharest and added that this spoke enough of Romania's political position on the issue.