Kosovo to top EU agenda once again

EU foreign ministers meet in Bremen later this week for discussions on an enhanced role in Kosovo.

Izvor: DPA

Wednesday, 28.03.2007.

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Kosovo to top EU agenda once again

The March 30-31 meeting, chaired by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will review EU plans to play a key role in Kosovo under the United Nations plan for supervised independence for the province.

Kosovo will take centre stage on the first day of talks, with EU chief diplomat Javier Solana expected to give details of the bloc's ambitions to take on "executive" police tasks in the territory.

The 27-nation bloc's police operation in Kosovo is expected to include up to 600 officers, with a robust mandate to deal with possible unrest and violence.

The overall EU operation, however, will total 1,500 members, including police trainers and magistrates who will work on improving the rule of law in Kosovo.

NATO's current 16,000-strong force in Kosovo will also remain in the territory to ensure security.

EU governments and the U.S. have voiced strong support for the UN plan for Kosovo's supervised independence. Officials in Brussels and Washington want a UN Security Council resolution allowing for such independence to be adopted by April or May.

Both the EU and the US will try over the coming weeks to bring Russia and China - which oppose Kosovo's independence - on board.

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