Contact Group meets in Vienna
Representatives of the Contact Group on Kosovo meet in Vienna Wednesday.
Wednesday, 25.07.2007.
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Contact Group meets in Vienna
Meeting behind closed doors, the envoys were expected to lay the groundwork for new negotiations between Belgrade and Priština, with talks potentially to start in August or September.Kosovo's future shifted to the Contact Group after it became clear that Russia—which holds veto power in the UN Security Council—would not agree to the Ahtisaari plan.
U.S. and European officials have agreed to allow 120 days for further negotiations that would include talks in a last attempt to reach an agreement.
Concerns have grown that Kosovo's leaders, increasingly frustrated by setbacks and delays, might unilaterally declare independence, throwing the Balkans into new turmoil.
Albert Rohan, an Austrian diplomat who served as Ahtisaari's deputy, told public broadcaster ORF on Wednesday that a one-sided declaration of independence was premature and would succeed "only if it is recognized by a substantial number of states."
The U.S. has indicated it is prepared to recognize Kosovo's independence within months, although Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the province's leadership in Washington this week not to "short-circuit" the latest diplomatic effort.
Meanwhile, the media in Finland reported the UN Special Envoy, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, says his work in Kosovo is now at an end.
Ahtisaari, currently on holiday in Finland told YLE he could now only consider a role of a consultant. No request for him to continue in the post has been made.
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