LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The world's major powers reminded Belgrade on Tuesday that any agreement on the future status of Kosovo must be acceptable to the people living in the province, many of whom want full independence from Serbia.
In what appeared to be a toughening of its stance, the contact group on the future of Kosovo also called on all parties to do everything possible to reach such an agreement by the end of the year.
"Ministers look to Belgrade to bear in mind that the settlement needs ... to be acceptable to the people of Kosovo," the contact group said in a statement issued after talks in London.
"The disastrous policies of the past lie at the heart of the current problems," read the statement, issued jointly with the European Union presidency, NATO's Secretary-General and United Nations representatives including the U.N. special status envoy.
"Today, Belgrade's leaders bear important responsibilities in shaping what happens now and in the future."
New talks on the future of Kosovo -- the first under a U.N. mediation process launched last November -- had been due to start on Jan. 25 but were postponed due to the death of Kosovan President Ibrahim Rugova four days earlier.
A U.N. mediator was quoted on Tuesday as saying they could now take place in late February.
Kosovo has been run by the United Nations since 1999, when NATO drove out Serb forces accused of atrocities against ethnic Albanian civilians during a 2-year war with separatist guerrillas.
Ninety percent of Kosovo's population of two million people is made up of ethnic Albanians, most of whom demand nothing less than independence from Serbia.
Although Serbs oppose secession, Western diplomats say the final settlement on Kosovo will almost certainly meet the calls of the local population.
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Enough said! However, I am sure serbs will put a spin on this as meaning Kosova must stay within s(cum)erbia. Talk about a nation living in a fucking LSD induced trip.
Serbs still think that they won the war, therefore they really think that they could negotiate.
What Serbia may be able to negotiate about may be the amount of war reparations that it will need to pay to Kosova... not even that.
Republic of Kosova had a popullation of 2,200,000 in 1992. By now it should have touched 2,400,000. Also you know how Belgrade (and Serbs) claim they have over 300k refugees from kosova? Well how bout all those driven by Serbia since 1980's. In reality Serbs are only 5% minority. Another 4-5% are Other. So the statement "while 90%" is a little incorrect. It's not only Albanians that want independence, it's all Kosovars, excluding serbs.
While serbs are dying to get N.Mitrovica well too bad you can't. Trepça belongs to Kosova, not to serbia. Also those that want autonomy, they will soon be dissapointment, their dreams will be shattered. Either way, they have expressed their wish, if Republic of Kosova = INDEPENDENT, they = Going to Serbia.
Where did i mention that they are devils? I don't even believe that. I believe in truth. Can't wait till that popullation count starts, then we'll see when the total popullation is way over 2.4 million, can't wait for the look in your face.
To Mir
I will like to hear more from you if you can elaborate more on the subject.I want to know what is "TRUE independant Kosovo" and "Albanian 'independant' Kosovo" for you.
Serbia is not ceding anything,they are taking the land from you and giving it to the people that it belongs, the people that live there.90% of this people are Albanians and 10% of other ethnities.It is a natural process,and you will see it that there will not be Albania 1 or 2.It will be only Albania.You serbs tried in all immaginable ways to exterminate Albanians in centuries but you couldn't succede.Why are you Serbs afraid of a "Great Albania" like you call it?
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we all know that is what you want, you probably also have dreams of taking over Albania and croatia. Also if Albanians (Albanes) wanted to form some sort of a union, so what? Maybe the Yugoslavia didn't work (maybe cuzz u beat everyone and stole money) it's our choice to do what we want. But a permenant state with Albania, nu uh, at least 80% oppose it for a good reason. But because we can freely pass from one country to another with just ID that's nothing illegal like your psychotrist makes it out to be. IF bosnia allowed free movememnt with Serbia Albania or republica wouldn't jump on its feet, "look world terrorism".
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"so fauna I would understand from your statement that if Kosovo becomes an independent country you would then allow the regions where Serbs are in majority to vote if they want to be part of Serbia or not. If that is the case I support your above comment."
Sure if areas with albanian majority in Montenegro and Macedonia are allowed to join Kosova.
Lets not forget of course east Kosova which is at present time in Serbia.
Ivan,
The rates Serbia is charging is called usury, not capitalism. But Albanians are not complaining of that (we have never maintained to be part of Serbia, even when sacrifices are great; it seems that Serbia is confused when it on one side claim that it owns Kosova then turns around and puts sanctions like blocking oil and charging exorbitant fees for electricity) we know who we are dealing with and this is just a trifle of what Serbia is capable of. But that was just a small detail where Belgrade hurts Serbs.
Serbs had electricity when there was enough for everbody to go around. Now that situation is bad they don't have any. It's that simple.
If you are such a great fan of capitalism, why are you then objecting to Serbs paying for what they spend. It only seems fair to me.
Please cite your sources when you said that Serbia was willing to pay for Serbs' electricity. I don't bellieve you.
Apparently is was an illegal Mobtel antenna that was taken off line in Gracanica since Mobtel doens't have a license to operate in Kosova. But Serbs complained anyways - because they are used to seeing themselves as victims. Let me remind them that there is a risk of crying wolf too many times.
Oliver Ivanovic just announced that he wants to go back to parliament. He called the tactic a total failure.
http://www.eciks.org/english/lajme.php?action=total_news&main_id=310
All your tales about Albanians and Serbs are for shit- a miserable fight, a waste of time. Get stupid!!! Whole World, Albania, Serbia and so on is controlled by others who`s names nobody knows. I call them Kalabah boys or Illuminati fucks, or Free Masson 33 degree arssholes, or Knights templar masturbators or The order of the Dragon fuck heads!They go over dead people endlessly.It doesn`t metter what nation that is or what religion that is as there`s no religion involved in their planes.Maybe just a bit of magic or knowladge gained through centuries.So fuck your fucking stories and Albanians and Serbians, because neither of you knows the history enough!!! Stupid fucks!!!!!
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