Saturday, April 26, 2008

A deal brewing for Kosovo?

Would Serbia allow Kosovo full recognition in return for a northern province? I don't live there, but sounds like a decent idea.
clipped from www.sofiaecho.com
TOUCHY SUBJECTS: Serbian president Boris Tadic, left,<br> and Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaci addressed <br> a UN Security Council that was deeply divided on Kosovo. <br> Thaci described Serbia’s plans to hold elections in <br> Kosovo territory as illegitimate, while Tadic called <br> for new negotiations on Kosovo’s status and <br> expressed Serbia’s determination to go <br> ahead with its elections plans.<br>  Photos: REUTERS

Serbia’s defiant plan to include the territory of Kosovo in its May 11 elections has emerged as a pressing issue as the dispute over Kosovo’s status moved to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The UNSC met behind closed doors on April 21 to discuss a regular quarterly report on Kosovo by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) chief Joachim Ruecker. A key point that has angered Serbia is the report’s apparent acceptance of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence on February 17 as a fait accompli.

at least one of Kosovo’s neighbours – Macedonia – seemed to be coming to terms
with the UN’s controversial acceptance of the new reality, when Macedonian and
Kosovo representatives discussed border demarcation issues.
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