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Standards in Kosovo must be respected

Belgrade, 18 May 2005

Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica held a meeting today with Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Per Stig Moeller to discuss the situation in Kosovo-Metohija, at which they agreed standards must be fully met in order to provide conditions for the return of Serbs and other non-Albanian populations to the province.

Kostunica noted that it is important to start a dialogue now, adding that the Serbian government sent an invitation to Kosovo’s Prime Minister to start talks.

The Danish Foreign Minister commended Belgrade’s initiative and noted that on his visit to Pristina he will insist that Belgrade’s initiative is accepted. Moeller also stressed that standards must be respected, as they are preconditions for talks on status.

The Serbian Prime Minister said that a compromise needs to be found, adding that the solution lies in a form of enlarged autonomy within the existing borders of Serbia-Montenegro and Serbia. He stressed that any change of borders would jeopardise regional stability.

Kostunica and Moeller agreed that relations between Serbia-Montenegro and Denmark are very good and expressed readiness to further develop economic cooperation between the two countries.

Kostunica pointed out that the forthcoming Annual Meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), due to take place in Belgrade from May 21 to 23, will stimulate foreign investment, while Minister Moeller said that Denmark is ready to invest in Serbia-Montenegro.