Details emerge of Belgrade's proposal

Belgrade has offered Kosovo Albanians essential autonomy termed for 20 years, and a new UN resolution. Beta news agency quotes government statement which said that the Serbian negotiating team in Brussels Tuesday proposed that the resolution of Kosovo's status, according to which Kosovo would enjoy essential autonomy, be termed for 20 years. Details emerge of Belgrade's proposal The team presented a comparative analysis of the essential autonomy models of Hong Kong, the Aland Islands and Kosovo as functional solutions in line with the UN Charter, says the government news release. Those solutions are also in accordance with the fundamental principles of implementing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of internationally recognized states, the government said. Belgrade proposed that an internationally guaranteed agreement on the status of Kosovo, termed for 20 years, and a new UN Security Council resolution be adopted as part of the solution for Kosovo. According to the proposal, "Serbia's reserved jurisdiction" would include foreign policy, border control, protection of the Serb religious and cultural heritage, while defense would be "Serbia's reserved authority not implemented in Kosovo." Monetary and customs policies would be the fields of cooperation, while everything else would be under Kosovo's exclusive jurisdiction - the budget, economic policy, agriculture, media, education, environmental protection, youth, sports, fiscal policy, internal affairs, health care, infrastructure, employment, etc. Kosovo would also appoint and organize its institutions without any interference on Serbia's part, and would have legislative power in the areas under Kosovo's exclusive jurisdiction, and in other cases determined by the agreement, while Serbia would not be able to change or abolish laws in Kosovo. The Belgrade team's proposal envisages Serbia as an entity of international law that would formally sign agreements along with Kosovo's signature, and would provide diplomatic and consular protection to all citizens, whereas Kosovo consular offices would be part of Serbia's diplomatic and consular offices. The status of foreign diplomatic and consular offices in Pristina would be pushed up to the general consulate level. Belgrade also proposed a temporary international military presence and the demilitarization of Kosovo. Serbia and Kosovo would sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU as an annex of Serbia's agreement, whereas Kosovo's further EU integrations would be run in coordination with Serbia. According to reports from Brussels yesterday, the Pristina team rejected official Belgrade's latest offer.

Details emerge of Belgrade's proposal

The team presented a comparative analysis of the essential autonomy models of Hong Kong, the Aland Islands and Kosovo as functional solutions in line with the UN Charter, says the government news release.

Those solutions are also in accordance with the fundamental principles of implementing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of internationally recognized states, the government said.

Belgrade proposed that an internationally guaranteed agreement on the status of Kosovo, termed for 20 years, and a new UN Security Council resolution be adopted as part of the solution for Kosovo.

According to the proposal, "Serbia's reserved jurisdiction" would include foreign policy, border control, protection of the Serb religious and cultural heritage, while defense would be "Serbia's reserved authority not implemented in Kosovo."

Monetary and customs policies would be the fields of cooperation, while everything else would be under Kosovo's exclusive jurisdiction - the budget, economic policy, agriculture, media, education, environmental protection, youth, sports, fiscal policy, internal affairs, health care, infrastructure, employment, etc.

Kosovo would also appoint and organize its institutions without any interference on Serbia's part, and would have legislative power in the areas under Kosovo's exclusive jurisdiction, and in other cases determined by the agreement, while Serbia would not be able to change or abolish laws in Kosovo.

The Belgrade team's proposal envisages Serbia as an entity of international law that would formally sign agreements along with Kosovo's signature, and would provide diplomatic and consular protection to all citizens, whereas Kosovo consular offices would be part of Serbia's diplomatic and consular offices.

The status of foreign diplomatic and consular offices in Priština would be pushed up to the general consulate level.

Belgrade also proposed a temporary international military presence and the demilitarization of Kosovo.

Serbia and Kosovo would sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU as an annex of Serbia's agreement, whereas Kosovo's further EU integrations would be run in coordination with Serbia.

According to reports from Brussels yesterday, the Priština team rejected official Belgrade's latest offer.