[DX] YU6 QSL
James Kearman
jkearman at att.net
Thu Mar 19 21:00:12 EDT 2009
Bernie McClenny, W3UR wrote:
> Not true Bob. Kosovo does not count as Serbia for DXCC. It currently
> counts for nothing! 57 countries recognize Kosovo's sovereignty and it is
> not on the ARRL DXCC list?
One of the criteria is UN recognition, which Russia has effectively
prevented. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Kosovo#International_non-governmental_organisations
> Russia called an emergency session of the United Nations Security
> Council on 17 February 2008, but the council members, given
> differences in stated position between permanent members, failed to
> reach a consensus. Russia requested another meeting on 18 February.
> With Russia stating its intention to use its veto to prevent any
> acceptance of independence by the United Nations, Kosovo has no
> current prospects for membership.
73,
Jim, KR1S
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