Moves toward sovereignty for Kosovo extremely dangerous - Ivanov

INTERFAX (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), Feb 9 2007 2:49PM

SEVILLE. Feb 9 (Interfax) - If independence is granted to Kosovo, it will entail serious negative consequences, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said.

"Moves toward sovereignty for Kosovo in the absence of a decision acceptable to all parties, including Serbia, is extremely dangerous," Ivanov said at an informal NATO-Russia Council meeting in Seville on Friday.

"It is dangerous not only for the region, but for the whole of Europe, including Transdniestria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia," he said.