
"This is not a starting point for negotiation.This is not an offer for discussion."I do not want to waste the next 120 days talking about things that will not be possible."The envoys took on the mission last month after a Western-backed resolution calling for statehood under EU supervision was blocked at the UN by Serbia's ally Russia.The U.N. impasse followed 13 months of fruitless Serb-Albanian dialogue led by U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari.Western diplomats admit the latest round of diplomacy and talks stand little chance of success, and might only buy time before Kosovo's 2 million Albanians declare independence unilaterally and seek recognition from the major Western powers...
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