Rice in Europe for Kosovo discussions

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will today talk about "the dangers of Kosovo's partition" with her country's European partners.

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Friday, 02.05.2008.

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will today talk about "the dangers of Kosovo's partition" with her country's European partners. The Middle East Quartet, made up of the UN, the United States, Russia and the EU, is in London for a series meetings, which Rice is set to attend. Rice in Europe for Kosovo discussions "We wish to make sure that efforts are not being made in the direction of Kosovo's partition," she told reporters late last night. "Kosovo is now an independent state, recognized by all those countries who will take part in today's meeting," Rice added. Today, beside meeting the foreign ministers from the U.S., Britain, France, Germany and Italy, Rice is also expected to hold discussions with EU foreign and security policy chief Javier Solana. Sources close to France Press news agency said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has not been invited to the meeting with the U.S. secretary of state. But Rice commented last night that talks about Kosovo will continue with Russia. "We will continue to talk about how to make sure that our differences over Kosovo in no way encourage conflict," she said. Condoleezza Rice (FoNet, archive)

Rice in Europe for Kosovo discussions

"We wish to make sure that efforts are not being made in the direction of Kosovo's partition," she told reporters late last night.

"Kosovo is now an independent state, recognized by all those countries who will take part in today's meeting," Rice added.

Today, beside meeting the foreign ministers from the U.S., Britain, France, Germany and Italy, Rice is also expected to hold discussions with EU foreign and security policy chief Javier Solana.

Sources close to France Press news agency said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has not been invited to the meeting with the U.S. secretary of state.

But Rice commented last night that talks about Kosovo will continue with Russia.

"We will continue to talk about how to make sure that our differences over Kosovo in no way encourage conflict," she said.

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