Zannier meets with Kosovo Serb representatives
UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier met on Tuesday with representatives of Kosovo Serb political parties during his first visit to northern Kosovska Mitrovica since he assumed office recently.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Zannier has expressed his wish to cooperate with Serbia, Coordinator of G17 Plus party for Kosovo Stojanka Petkovic said.
"Zannier has realized that no lasting solution can be found without involvement of Belgrade and the Serb community", she said, adding that Serb party officials informed him that they do not consider Kosovo status resolved.
"Serbs do not accept Kosovo independence and expect resumption of negotiations on a lasting compromise solution within the framework of the UN Security Council and its Resolution 1244", she said.
"Serbs will continue to work to that end and the Serbian government made this commitment as soon as it was constituted, in line with the Constitution", Petkovic said.
An agreement was reached on future cooperation and on holding frequent meetings to resolve specific problems troubling the Serb community, she said, adding that Zannier promised he would brief Kosovo Serb representatives on any contacts with Belgrade.
The meeting with Zannier was attended also by representatives of the Democratic Party of Serbia, Democratic Party, New Serbia. Socialist Party of Serbia, G17 Plus and Serbian Radical Party, as well as of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
