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Serbia continues to seek mutually acceptable solution for Kosovo issue

Belgrade, 28 November 2007

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said this evening that despite the fact that negotiations on the issue of the future status of Kosovo-Metohija did not result in a compromise, Serbia will continue to look for a solution which would be acceptable to both sides.

Author: Tanjug

Speaking at the 6th roundtable organised by London magazine the Economist, Djelic said that with its constructive approach in the negotiations Serbia has proved that it is a regional leader and not without reason is the favourite place in the West Balkans for investors.

He said that Serbia cannot prevent some countries from recognising a possible unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo-Metohija, but he stressed that Serbia will spare no efforts to convince the international community that it is necessary to find a mutually acceptable solution.

The Serbian Deputy Prime Minister said that Serbia proposes what is based on facts and reality and that it cannot accept the province's independence, adding that that position is incorporated in the Serbian Constitution and several parliament resolutions.

According to him, regardless of the resolution of the Kosovo issue, Serbia will not jeopardise its European future, which however does not mean that Serbia is ready to give up its territorial integrity in exchange for concessions in getting closer to the EU.

No one in Serbia would accept that, Djelic underlined and added that the best guarantee of economic development and EU approximation for Kosovo would be it remained within Serbia.