"K. Albanians to offer autonomy to north"

Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci’s advisor Dukadjin Gorani said that they were "ready to offer a special status to Serbs in the north". Gorani said that Pristina wants to talk with Belgrade in order to find a "solution of the Serbs in northern Kosovo, but within the borders of Kosovo”. "K. Albanians to offer autonomy to north" The northern parts of the province are predominantly inhabited by Serbs who reject the authority of the government in Pristina, and also the unilateral independence declaration made by Kosovo's Albanians in early 2008. Now the newspaper writes, quoting anonymous government sources, that "Belgrade has not accepted or rejected the proposal and believes that talks with Pristina would not begin before the UN General Assembly meeting in September". “The Kosovo government and Prime Minister Thaci had repeated their readiness for talks many times, for negotiations and finding an optimal agreement for solving problems in northern Kosovo. It is hard to say what kind of solution could be found, but with the statement alone, the prime minister is clearly stating that there is a wide range of possible solution, one of which is a special status,” Gorani told the daily. He repeated Kosovo Albanian statements that the Serb community in northern Kosovo "must accept the reality", and also "understand that the problems must be solved through agreements and negotiations within the framework and borders of the state.” “The government is prepared to reach an optimal solution through talks. The key lies within the Serb community. It is not up to us, and it is our job to confirm the borders. They are a result of agreements on the international level,” Gorani said, adding that there would be a large variety of possible solutions on the table.

"K. Albanians to offer autonomy to north"

The northern parts of the province are predominantly inhabited by Serbs who reject the authority of the government in Priština, and also the unilateral independence declaration made by Kosovo's Albanians in early 2008.

Now the newspaper writes, quoting anonymous government sources, that "Belgrade has not accepted or rejected the proposal and believes that talks with Priština would not begin before the UN General Assembly meeting in September".

“The Kosovo government and Prime Minister Thaci had repeated their readiness for talks many times, for negotiations and finding an optimal agreement for solving problems in northern Kosovo. It is hard to say what kind of solution could be found, but with the statement alone, the prime minister is clearly stating that there is a wide range of possible solution, one of which is a special status,” Gorani told the daily.

He repeated Kosovo Albanian statements that the Serb community in northern Kosovo "must accept the reality", and also "understand that the problems must be solved through agreements and negotiations within the framework and borders of the state.”

“The government is prepared to reach an optimal solution through talks. The key lies within the Serb community. It is not up to us, and it is our job to confirm the borders. They are a result of agreements on the international level,” Gorani said, adding that there would be a large variety of possible solutions on the table.