By SPA
United Nations : The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday he was “outraged” by the storming of the U.S. embassy in Belgrade by rioters opposed to Western backing of Kosovo’s independence.
“I am outraged by the mob attack against the U.S. embassy in Belgrade,” Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters. “The embassy is sovereign U.S. territory. The government of Serbia has a responsibility under international law to protect diplomatic facilities, particularly embassies.”
Khalilzad said he would ask the U.N. Security Council to issue “a unanimous statement expressing its outrage, condemning the attack, and also reminding the Serb government of its responsibility to protect diplomatic facilities.”
Rioters opposed to Kosovo’s independence stormed the U.S. embassy compound in Belgrade before setting it on fire Thursday, following a massive peaceful rally in the Serbian capital.