ICG: West should tune Kosovo plan to please Russia

The West should make adjustments to its Kosovo resolution to encourage Russian acquiescence, the ICG says.

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Tuesday, 15.05.2007.

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ICG: West should tune Kosovo plan to please Russia

“There is strong support from the major Western countries for the adoption of a resolution based on the full Ahtisaari’s plan. But it is also important to exhaust all reasonable opportunities to achieve the greatest unity possible within the Council, and most importantly, to avoid a Russian veto,” the ICG says in the report.

"A compromise solution may be possible and should be attempted, possibly with the inclusion of additional elements of conditionality in the two-year period before review of the international supervisors’ mandate," it said.

"Crisis Group recommends small revisions to Martti Ahtisaari’s plan ... in order to demonstrate responsiveness to Russia's prerogatives, in particular creation of a Special Envoy for Minorities and two-year moratorium before Kosovo can apply for UN membership," the ICG says in a statement.

The ICG holds that a revised resolution which endorses the Ahtisaari’s proposal but does not explicitly support Kosovo’s independence may achieve the necessary support.

"Tensions in Kosovo could well pass the breaking point soon if the status issue is not resolved by summer," the report said.

It advised Kosovo leaders against a unilateral declaration of independence with the current UN resolution 1244 still in place, which Washington has indicated it would support.

"The U.S. threat of recognizing Kosovo unilaterally, with 1244 still in force, would place the EU in a dilemma, one likely to split and paralyze it," the ICG said.

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