Indonesian Ambassador to Serbia Mohammad Abduh Dalimunthe told Tanjug on Thursday that his country backed Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and that it did not plan to recognize the independence of Kosovo, assessing that the formation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) had been unnecessary.

We have not changed our position and we back UN Security Council Resolution 1244 which guarantees the territorial integrity of Serbia, and we hold that in order to resolve the Kosovo issue, it is necessary to negotiate a peaceful solution which will be acceptable for both sides, Dalimunthe said.

The Indonesian ambassador evaluated that the setting up of the Kosovo Security Force was unnecessary from the point of view of security in the province, and qualified the act as a political move aimed at the establishment of Kosovo as a state.

It is obvious that the goal was that Kosovo be given all the characteristics of a state, he added. In terms of security, this (KSF) is unnecessary, because we already have UNMIK, KFOR and EULEX operating in Kosovo, which can provide all possible guarantees in respect of security, Dalimunthe underlined.

The ambassador reiterated that Indonesia was acquainted with the latest initative of Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic that the countries which had not recognized Kosovo independence presented their position on the declaration of independence of the southern Serbian province to the International Court of Justice, and added that Jakarta was considering the Serbian proposal.