<br/>On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 2:33 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer
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<br/><br/> Am 2. April 2012 00:31 schrieb Mike <<a href="/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5612649&i=2" target="_top" rel="nofollow" link="external">[hidden email]</a>
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<br/> > OSM should not act upon advocacy to declare as fact every wish for
<br/> > independence, especially if ground situation is that authority of the
<br/> > territory is taken by force and in recent past so that matter is not
<br/> > internationally settled. That would mean that any terrorist
<br/> organization
<br/> > that gain military authority at some territory gets the right to
<br/> rename all
<br/> > places and declare territory as independent country on OSM?
<br/> >
<br/> > Kosovo as you call it here is actually called Kosovo i Metohija.
<br/> Status of
<br/> > that territory is quite a hot matter. It is not recognized as an
<br/> country and
<br/> > by international agreements it is still part of Serbia.
<br/><br/><br/> There are 89 countries who recognized Kosovo (e.g. the USA, UK,
<br/> Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, ...) and it has joined the
<br/> International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Serbia sought in 2008 an
<br/> advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the
<br/> legality under international law of Kosovo's declaration of
<br/> independence. The ICJ released the advisory opinion in July 2010
<br/> affirming that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate
<br/> general principles of international law, UN Security Council
<br/> Resolution 1244, or the Constitutive Framework. The opinion was
<br/> closely tailored to Kosovo's unique history and circumstances. (from
<br/> CIA Worldfactbook,
<br/> <a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html" target="_top" rel="nofollow" link="external">https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html</a><br/> <<a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html" target="_top" rel="nofollow" link="external">https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html</a>>
<br/> ).
<br/><br/><br/><br/>Nice, but you failed to mention that Kosovo i Metohija still did not get
<br/>status of independent state. I understand that you like it to be
<br/>independent and you support them in such manner, but it will not be
<br/>independent until it is officially recognized as such.
<br/><br/>Using CIA as source is not serious. Kosova i Metohija is in this messy
<br/>status exactly because of US politics. Yes, Us does not hid that it
<br/>fully support independence od Kosovo i Metohija and it is not strange
<br/>that US administration will do whatever is in its power to make
<br/>impression that it is a fact.
<br/><br/>After all, have you noticed that even CIA shows map of Kosovo i Metohija
<br/>where Serbian language is used and not ignored or hidden as it is case
<br/>with OSM map of Kosovo i Metohija?
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