Daily: Resolution agreement with West

Daily Blic writes that Belgrade is ready to change its resolution submitted to the UN if needed and is ready to hold consultations with Brussels and Washington. “We are ready to change the resolution, but without crossing our well-known red lines,” Blic’s source from the government said. Daily: Resolution agreement with West “A compromise could be found in removing a part of the introductory sentence that states that 'a unilateral secession is an unacceptable way to solve the dispute,'” according to the source. The daily writes that German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle’s stance that Kosovo’s independence is irrevocable confirms that if Belgrade does not accept this, Germany would block Serbia’s further EU integration. This fact has influenced Belgrade to be more agile in trying to reach an agreement with America and the EU. “We will not pull our resolution, and there will be no counter-resolution, as far as it is known now. The most realistic option is that there will be an amendment during the debate process at the General Assembly and that the amendment will change some parts of the resolution that the ‘Quinta’ countries disapprove of most,” said analyst Nikola Jovanovic, who is very familiar with the options that the government is discussing currently. “With this option, no one would be completely dissatisfied because Serbia would get an adoption of the resolution and there would be no amendments that are unacceptable to Serbia and that explicitly recognize Kosovo’s independence or call on Belgrade and Pristina to talk directly, because that would not be allowed by the countries that have not recognized Kosovo,” he added. Analyst: Consultations with EU needed Political analyst Predrag Simic said that consultation with the EU on Serbia’s UN Kosovo resolution are needed. “I think that at this moment it is very important to maintain dialogue with the Union and to look for a compromise in a measure that is possible,” Simic said. He added that it is a crucial time for looking at Serbia’s resolution, because it is related to Serbia’s two main foreign policy priorities—the protection of its territorial integrity and EU integration. “Judging by the announcements after the visit of German Minister Westerwelle, Belgrade officials are ready for consultations with the European Union. But, it is hard to say at this moment under what framework and how far that readiness will go,” Simic said.

Daily: Resolution agreement with West

“A compromise could be found in removing a part of the introductory sentence that states that 'a unilateral secession is an unacceptable way to solve the dispute,'” according to the source.

The daily writes that German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle’s stance that Kosovo’s independence is irrevocable confirms that if Belgrade does not accept this, Germany would block Serbia’s further EU integration.

This fact has influenced Belgrade to be more agile in trying to reach an agreement with America and the EU.

“We will not pull our resolution, and there will be no counter-resolution, as far as it is known now. The most realistic option is that there will be an amendment during the debate process at the General Assembly and that the amendment will change some parts of the resolution that the ‘Quinta’ countries disapprove of most,” said analyst Nikola Jovanović, who is very familiar with the options that the government is discussing currently.

“With this option, no one would be completely dissatisfied because Serbia would get an adoption of the resolution and there would be no amendments that are unacceptable to Serbia and that explicitly recognize Kosovo’s independence or call on Belgrade and Priština to talk directly, because that would not be allowed by the countries that have not recognized Kosovo,” he added.

Analyst: Consultations with EU needed

Political analyst Predrag Simić said that consultation with the EU on Serbia’s UN Kosovo resolution are needed.

“I think that at this moment it is very important to maintain dialogue with the Union and to look for a compromise in a measure that is possible,” Simić said.

He added that it is a crucial time for looking at Serbia’s resolution, because it is related to Serbia’s two main foreign policy priorities—the protection of its territorial integrity and EU integration.

“Judging by the announcements after the visit of German Minister Westerwelle, Belgrade officials are ready for consultations with the European Union. But, it is hard to say at this moment under what framework and how far that readiness will go,” Simić said.