Dacic: UNSC session on NATO aggression on FRY scheduled for March 25

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic confirmed on Monday that Russia, as a UNSC member state, had proposed that the UN top body meet this month to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1999 NATO aggression on the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and that Japan, which presides over the UNSC this month, had said it would grant such a request.

"That does not mean there will be no additional obstructions but, as things now stand, the proposal is that the session be held on Monday, March 25, and it will be dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia," Dacic told Tanjug.

He said the details - including whether a state would request a vote on the procedure and whether the session be open to the public or held behind closed doors - were yet to be discussed.

"We will see in the days to come. What is certain is that a high-ranking representative of Serbia will definitely take part in the session," Dacic said.

He said that, above all, Serbia expected its stance to be heard at the session.

"Because it was an illegal aggression, an illegal decision without UNSC consent, and the start of the destruction of international law and, in general, the principle of preservation of territorial integrity and sovereignty," Dacic said.