Although the two embassies' bids had earlier been approved by the government of Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, representatives of his Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) were among the seven who voted against the bids.
Mada je zahteve dve ambasade ranije odobravala vlada premijera Vojislava Koštunice, predstavnici Demokratske stranke Srbije (DSS) bili su među sedam članova koji su glasali protiv zahteva.