Azerbaijan, Baku, 29 February / corr. Trend K. Ramazanova/ UN (United Nations) and OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) believes the Kosovo case is sui generis and that it cannot be a precedent for the solution of other conflicts.
"Kosovo is a sui generis case and cannot set a precedent," Joachim Rucker, the special representative of the UN General Secretary in Kosovo said to Trend via electronic mail from Kosovo
Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February. US and several EU countries recognized its independence. Russia called the unilateral declaration of Kosovo as contradicting international law. The majority of CIS countries including Georgia and Azerbaijan support Russia's position.
"Kosovo cannot be a precedent for the other conflicts including Nagorno-Karabakh," Rucker said.
Tim Guldimann, the head of the OSCE mission also said that Kosovo is a sui generis issue and therefore there is a need to view it separately from other issues.
"The Mission of OSCE has a neutral status and therefore did not have a position in the status process for Kosovo," Tim Guldimann said to Trend via electronic mail from Kosovo on 29 February.