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US main obstacle to Kosovo settlement

08 December 2007 12:49 (UTC +04:00)

"Unfortunately, the fixed position of certain Western capitals, above all Washington...on independence for Kosovo and the lack of an alternative to independence, is the main obstacle on the path to a continuation of a negotiated settlement on Kosovo’s status," Mr. Lavrov ,Russian Foreign Mister said, APA reports quoting Exo Moskvi radio
The group of international mediators in talks on Kosovo submitted to the UN Security Council a report on Friday saying that the parties had failed to reach an agreement.
The latest round of negotiations, held in Austria last week, failed to break the long-running deadlock over the province’s status. The talks between Belgrade and Pristina, with Russia, the U.S. and the EU mediating, only saw Kosovo continue to insist on full independence with Serbia offering broad autonomy.
The UN has set December 10 as a deadline for the parties to reach an agreement. /APA/