Montenegrin FM talks Kosovo in Berlin

A: So, what do you say?
B: Independent. You?
A: Independent.
B: OK...
A: OK...See you!
B: See you.

About Troika and solutions for Kosovo: this is based on what I have personally witnessed and observed in the last 3 years while working in Kosovo (and I hope neither Serbs nor Albanians will take my sayings as more than simple observations of reality, not arguments pro or against one side or another):

1. South of Ibar, no matter the political decision of big powers regarding the future status of Kosovo, Albanians doesn't seem to welcome Serbs again to be their neighbours; the Serbs who are living in enclaves may resist if protected/supported by international community, but the return of Serbs IDPs is already a dead issue, especially if Albanians will not feel confortable with decentralization and other ideas of Ahtisaari package (which seems to not have been read more than its title by most of the local people I spoke with in the last months). There are strong probabilities that even if they get independence, Albanians will soon feel very unhappy with the provisions of Ahtisaari proposal regarding the Serbs' rights and for sure some Albanian political parties, once the independence is seen as solved, will try to block the package' implementation (maybe using as reasons some provocations from Serbs, real or invented, blamimg Belgrade for its parallel structure etc.) These probabilities could be enhanced by the dire economical situation of Kosovars, which will not improve significantly after the independence...

2. North of Ibar, it doesn't seem possible ever to have Pristina in charge, especialy in an independent Kosovo. The area is already partitioned, no matter what people in Bruxelles or Washington will say. The future of the region seems to fllow the Cyprus model. Hopefully there will be no open violence. However, neither side is ready to reconcile, especially that many IDPs from both ethnicities are inhabiting the area (Serbs who left the Southern abd Central Kosovo, Albanians who left the Northern part of Kosovo). Also, I don't think Belgrade will be able to retake officialy the control of Northern Kosovo, but for sure its relation with the area will be much more closer than the one with Republica Srkpsa in BiH.

A: So, what do you say?
B: Independent. You?
A: Independent.
B: OK...
A: OK...See you!
B: See you.

About Troika and solutions for Kosovo: this is based on what I have personally witnessed and observed in the last 3 years while working in Kosovo (and I hope neither Serbs nor Albanians will take my sayings as more than simple observations of reality, not arguments pro or against one side or another):

1. South of Ibar, no matter the political decision of big powers regarding the future status of Kosovo, Albanians doesn't seem to welcome Serbs again to be their neighbours; the Serbs who are living in enclaves may resist if protected/supported by international community, but the return of Serbs IDPs is already a dead issue, especially if Albanians will not feel confortable with decentralization and other ideas of Ahtisaari package (which seems to not have been read more than its title by most of the local people I spoke with in the last months). There are strong probabilities that even if they get independence, Albanians will soon feel very unhappy with the provisions of Ahtisaari proposal regarding the Serbs' rights and for sure some Albanian political parties, once the independence is seen as solved, will try to block the package' implementation (maybe using as reasons some provocations from Serbs, real or invented, blamimg Belgrade for its parallel structure etc.) These probabilities could be enhanced by the dire economical situation of Kosovars, which will not improve significantly after the independence...

2. North of Ibar, it doesn't seem possible ever to have Pristina in charge, especialy in an independent Kosovo. The area is already partitioned, no matter what people in Bruxelles or Washington will say. The future of the region seems to fllow the Cyprus model. Hopefully there will be no open violence. However, neither side is ready to reconcile, especially that many IDPs from both ethnicities are inhabiting the area (Serbs who left the Southern abd Central Kosovo, Albanians who left the Northern part of Kosovo). Also, I don't think Belgrade will be able to retake officialy the control of Northern Kosovo, but for sure its relation with the area will be much more closer than the one with Republica Srkpsa in BiH.