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| UN tries to break Kosovo deadlock | UN tries to break Kosovo deadlock |
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| The future of Kosovo is being debated behind closed doors by the UN Security Council in New York with Serbian and Kosovan Albanian envoys taking part. | |
| International mediators reported earlier this month that four months of talks between the two sides had failed to reach a breakthrough. | International mediators reported earlier this month that four months of talks between the two sides had failed to reach a breakthrough. |
| Negotiations between Serbs and ethnic Albanians were meant to be concluded by 10 December, but ended in stalemate. | Negotiations between Serbs and ethnic Albanians were meant to be concluded by 10 December, but ended in stalemate. |
| Kosovo is expected to declare independence from Serbia within months. | Kosovo is expected to declare independence from Serbia within months. |
| This debate on Kosovo's future is expected to show how wide the gulf is between Russia and the West over what happens to the last remaining piece of the jigsaw that is the former Yugoslavia. | This debate on Kosovo's future is expected to show how wide the gulf is between Russia and the West over what happens to the last remaining piece of the jigsaw that is the former Yugoslavia. |
| The US, Britain and France will argue that since four extra months of talks between Serbia and Kosovo's Albanians did not get anywhere, it is time to move towards independence for Kosovo supervised by the European Union and Nato. | The US, Britain and France will argue that since four extra months of talks between Serbia and Kosovo's Albanians did not get anywhere, it is time to move towards independence for Kosovo supervised by the European Union and Nato. |
| Kosovo's President, Fatmir Sejdiu, has told the BBC major decisions will take place very soon. | Kosovo's President, Fatmir Sejdiu, has told the BBC major decisions will take place very soon. |
| The European Union has already announced it is prepared to send police officers and administrators to Kosovo. | The European Union has already announced it is prepared to send police officers and administrators to Kosovo. |
| But Kosovo's Serbs are opposed to this. Russia, an ally of Serbia's, says that for Kosovo to declare independence would be against international law. | But Kosovo's Serbs are opposed to this. Russia, an ally of Serbia's, says that for Kosovo to declare independence would be against international law. |
| Such a move, says Russia, could lead to an uncontrolled crisis - Moscow wants more talks between Belgrade and Pristina. | Such a move, says Russia, could lead to an uncontrolled crisis - Moscow wants more talks between Belgrade and Pristina. |