Go to the media bankThe building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Kyiv. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 28The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine stated that MP Oleksiy Goncharenko, who spoke out on the recognition of Kosovo's independence, was not authorized to represent the Ukrainian Parliament in international issues and speak on behalf of the Rada. Earlier, Rada MP Goncharenko spoke in the Assembly of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, where he stated that Ukraine should recognize Kosovo as an independent state. while he is the President of Serbia» This visit of MP Oleksiy Goncharenko is his own initiative. Oleksiy Goncharenko's trip to Kosovo is purely private… Oleksiy Goncharenko was not authorized to represent the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in international matters regarding Kosovo or, moreover, to speak on behalf of Ukrainian parliament,» the Rada press service said in a statement published on the official website. Noted It is believed that the position of the Ukrainian parliament on international issues is taken collectively, by voting in the session hall by a majority of votes for the relevant decisions, and the opinion of a people's deputy of Ukraine, even if he is a member of a parliamentary delegation in an international organization, is not the position of a single legislative body of the country. Kosovo-Albanian structures in Pristina on February 17, 2008 unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. The self-proclaimed republic is not recognized by Serbia, Russia, China, Iran, Spain, Greece and a number of other states, including Ukraine. In 2011, under pressure from the European Union, the Serbian authorities began negotiations with the Kosovo Albanian administration in Pristina.
