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Russia hails Western withdrawal of draft UN resolution on Kosovo (2) |
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10:26, July 22, 2007 |
"We will therefore put on hold discussions on the resolution," he said after council consultations.
Kosovo, which legally remains a Serbian province, has been under UN administration since 1999 under the UN Security Council Resolution 1244.
UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari presented in March a proposal recommending internationally supervised independence for Kosovo. The proposal received strong support from the United States, most EU countries as well as Kosovo''s authorities, but was rejected by Serbia and its traditional ally Russia.
After the suspension of UN Security Council consultations on a new resolution on Kosovo, the Contact Group takes over the responsibility for the process, with the intention to organize a new round of negotiations for 120 days between Belgrade and Pristina, but without any predetermined moves after the negotiations are completed.
Source: Xinhua
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