“Serbia’s stability must be considered”

Kosovo's future was high on the agenda of a meeting between Hungary's prime minister and the German chancellor Tuesday.

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Wednesday, 22.08.2007.

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Kosovo's future was high on the agenda of a meeting between Hungary's prime minister and the German chancellor Tuesday. “The stability of Serbia must be considered during discussions to decide the future of Kosovo” Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany told a joint news conference after the meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was on her first official visit to Budapest. “Serbia’s stability must be considered” Gyurcsany said Hungary had a responsibility "not to allow the international community to forget that there should be peace in Serbia, too." “It is necessary to handle together the issues of Kosovo's independence and Serbian stability.” He added that Hungary had much to contribute because of its proximity to the Serbian province, though it had no intention of becoming a direct mediator. Merkel, for her part, agreed that the European Union and Germany could benefit from Hungary's experiences, adding that the exchange should be mutual. She said that a solution to Kosovo's status and the demands of its ethnic Albanian majority for independence from Serbia needed to be found during the negotiations. “I do not think about what will happen if this does not lead to a solution,” Merkel stressed. Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica is scheduled to visit Hungary at the end of September.

“Serbia’s stability must be considered”

Gyurcsany said Hungary had a responsibility "not to allow the international community to forget that there should be peace in Serbia, too."

“It is necessary to handle together the issues of Kosovo's independence and Serbian stability.”

He added that Hungary had much to contribute because of its proximity to the Serbian province, though it had no intention of becoming a direct mediator.

Merkel, for her part, agreed that the European Union and Germany could benefit from Hungary's experiences, adding that the exchange should be mutual.

She said that a solution to Kosovo's status and the demands of its ethnic Albanian majority for independence from Serbia needed to be found during the negotiations.

“I do not think about what will happen if this does not lead to a solution,” Merkel stressed.

Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica is scheduled to visit Hungary at the end of September.

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