Lavrov to discuss Kosovo in Belgrade
Russia's foreign minister will visit Serbia later this week to discuss the status of Kosovo.
Monday, 16.04.2007.
18:10
Lavrov to discuss Kosovo in Belgrade
Serbia is strongly opposed to independence for the province dominated by Albanians, but the United States and the European Union have expressed support for sovereignty.Yet, only four out of 15 member-states at the UN Security Council voted for Ahtisaari's plan during the first round of consultations April 3, the agency says.
Russia, a veto-wielding UN Security Council member, objects to the plan as threatening to set a precedent.
Moscow proposed sending a UN mission to Kosovo instead in a bid to try and forge a compromise between the Albanian majority and the Serb minority before resuming UN consultations.
The UN agreed to send an observer mission next week.
In Belgrade, Lavrov will meet with Serbian President Boris Tadić, Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica, and Foreign Minister Vuk Drašković.
Apart from the Ahtisaari plan, the talks will highlight bilateral relations with Serbia.
The visit will also take place against the backdrop of increasingly intensive bilateral trade, which hit US$2.45bn last year, the Russian ministry's press service said.
Another issue to be resolved is Russia's Soviet-time clearing obligations to former Yugoslavia.
The Russian minister will also attend a session of the council of foreign ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organization in Belgrade. BSEC foreign ministers will meet ahead of the organization's summit in Istanbul in June.
BSEC includes Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine.
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