Would France unilaterally recognize Kosovos independence, if there were no Security Council resolution?
THE MINISTER – Why do you immediately want to look at the worst outcome? What’s necessary is to give us, today, the means to seek a solution. The resolution presented to the members of the Security Council should contribute to this. It’s very different from the initial project. It has taken account of what the Russians, who were threatening a veto, had asked the international community to rectify. It’s a step forward, but you’re right, that prospect exists. As far as France is concerned – she’s very reluctant to do that, as are the other countries – we’d very much like not to have to resort to that extreme. This is the reason for President Sarkozy’s proposal. Q. – Can we wait until the end of the year for the resolution? THE MINISTER – Until the end of the year, certainly yes. But once again, we can’t wait forever. That wouldn’t do any good and would be doing our Serbian friends and our Kosovo friends a disservice./. – Interview given by M. Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Minister of State respons
