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Serbia insists on continuation of Kosovo-Metohija talks

Belgrade, 21 March 2007

President of the Coordinating Centre for Kosovo-Metohija Sanda Raskovic-Ivic said last night that Serbia, with Russia’s support, must insist on continuation of substantial negotiations on Kosovo-Metohija’s status.

Raskovic-Ivic said to Television Pink after the session of the UN Security Council, that in her address she stated that Serbia got Russian support for continuation of talks, but that they should be under the umbrella of the Security Council this time.

She explained that Russia supported new negotiations with a newly appointed mediator as Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari himself said that he can no longer occupy that post since no compromise is there and he could not do anything better or different.

Raskovic-Ivic pointed to the justified fear that the situation in Kosovo-Metohija will not be discussed again before the Security Council should Ahtisaari’s proposal appear on its agenda, adding that there were even attempts not to invite an official representative of Belgrade in the last session of the Security Council.

According to Raskovic-Ivic, the plan was that only UNMIK Head Joachim Ruecker should address the Security Council, but Serbia’s mission at the UN, with Russia’s support, managed to have the Serbian representative appear at the session after all.

Raskovic-Ivic recalled that standards in Kosovo are being disregarded of late and discussed less than ever, which is why Serbia must keep stressing the importance of the standards implementation process.

She said the talks should certainly be resumed and added that she believes there are a number of countries in favour of a compromise solution which would preserve not only Resolution 1244 and the UN Charter, but also the principles of the Contact Group.