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First round of status talks in Vienna ends
Belgrade/Vienna,
2 March 2007
Coordinator of the state team for talks on Kosovo-Metohija's future status Leon Kojen stated that the first round of negotiations ended today in Vienna, adding that Belgrade and Pristina failed to reach any kind of agreement.
Author:
Tanjug
Following the meeting Kojen told the press that this was not unexpected, but added that the talks were well organised and immaculately led.
"It is not clear to which degree Ahtisaari will accept the large number of amendments Belgrade submitted. Next week we will receive a supplemented version of Ahtisaari's proposal for the future status of Kosovo-Metohija and we will then be able to provide more arguments and say whether the consultations will yield any positive results", the Serbian team's coordinator said.
He announced that the Belgrade negotiating team will submit a report to Serbian parliament which will include all amendments Belgrade put forth in Vienna.
Kojen voiced hope that Serbia's position in the process of resolving the province's status will once again be confirmed at parliament session.
Coordinator of the Serbian team Slobodan Samardzic said that during today's talks on the implementation of Ahtisaari's plan, Belgrade submitted a number of amendments, particularly concerning the section which says that Kosovo parliament should deal both with constitution and legislature.
He explained that Belgrade believes that an agreement should be signed first, then a constitution adopted and finally elections held for the formation of a new parliament.
This parliament does not have authority to pass laws in the transitional period, Samardzic said and added that the agreement should be signed by Belgrade, interim Kosovo institutions and the international community.
The negotiations in Vienna started on February 21. Both Belgrade and Pristina remained at their flatly opposed positions concerning the Kosovo status, but concerning many other aspects of Ahtisaari's plan too.
The second round of talks, at a higher level, will be organised on March 10, and then Ahtisaari will present a final version of his proposal to the Security Council which will bring a decision on Kosovo's future status.
"It is not clear to which degree Ahtisaari will accept the large number of amendments Belgrade submitted. Next week we will receive a supplemented version of Ahtisaari's proposal for the future status of Kosovo-Metohija and we will then be able to provide more arguments and say whether the consultations will yield any positive results", the Serbian team's coordinator said.
He announced that the Belgrade negotiating team will submit a report to Serbian parliament which will include all amendments Belgrade put forth in Vienna.
Kojen voiced hope that Serbia's position in the process of resolving the province's status will once again be confirmed at parliament session.
Coordinator of the Serbian team Slobodan Samardzic said that during today's talks on the implementation of Ahtisaari's plan, Belgrade submitted a number of amendments, particularly concerning the section which says that Kosovo parliament should deal both with constitution and legislature.
He explained that Belgrade believes that an agreement should be signed first, then a constitution adopted and finally elections held for the formation of a new parliament.
This parliament does not have authority to pass laws in the transitional period, Samardzic said and added that the agreement should be signed by Belgrade, interim Kosovo institutions and the international community.
The negotiations in Vienna started on February 21. Both Belgrade and Pristina remained at their flatly opposed positions concerning the Kosovo status, but concerning many other aspects of Ahtisaari's plan too.
The second round of talks, at a higher level, will be organised on March 10, and then Ahtisaari will present a final version of his proposal to the Security Council which will bring a decision on Kosovo's future status.
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