RFE/RL Balkan Report – 08/08/2007

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RFE/RL Balkan Report
Vol. 11, No. 8

Wednesday, August 8, 2007
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the
western Balkans.

KOSOVO: FINAL STATUS ‘SHOULD BE DECIDED BY DECEMBER’

Mediators from the international Contact Group on Kosovo are due to
embark on a last-ditch round of shuttle diplomacy this week. The
Contact Group has set up a diplomatic troika to arbitrate the talks
between Serbia and Kosovo?s independence-seeking ethnic-Albanian
majority. The talks are expected to last no more than 120 days.
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KOSOVO: EU DRIFTING TOWARD SOLUTION OUTSIDE UN

By Ahto Lobjakas

Until now, the European Union has been a firm supporter of resolving
the dispute over Kosovo’s future status in the UN Security Council.
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