To the Right Honourable Helen Clark  The Right Honourable Helen
Clark Prime Minister PO Box 18888 Parliament Buildings
Honourable Prime Minister:  Bishop Irinej DobrijevicWe write to
you on behalf of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the patriotic
Serbian community in New Zealand to offer our sincere
appreciation to you and to the Government of New Zealand for
your prudent decision not to extend diplomatic recognition to
Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and secession
from the Republic of Serbia.   Kosovo including its integral
territory of Metohija is Serbia's spiritual Jerusalem and the
very cradle of the Serbian nation. Kosovo is and remains a
province of the sovereign Republic of Serbia in accordance with
The Charter of The United Nations, Security Council Resolution
1244, as well as all relevant international conventions on human
rights, the rights of peoples and on the inviolability of
internationally recognized borders. Therefore, the recognition
of Kosovo as an independent entity would vi