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UN Fails to Break Kosovo Deadlock

Province plans to declare independence in coming weeks

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 20, 2007 9:01 AM CST
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(Newser) – The United Nations Security Council failed yesterday to break the deadlock in negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo, with one ambassador warning that "the status quo is unsustainable." The US and European Union are both arguing that the two parties remain irreconcilable and that further negotiations are worthless. Kosovo is now set to make a unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia in a matter of weeks.

More talks "will not make a difference," said Belgium's ambassador, speaking on behalf of the council's Western members. But the representative for Russia, which is backing Serbia's claim that Kosovo remain part of its territory, disagreed, saying that he wanted to continue talks. Serbia's president told the UN body that any declaration of independence would breach the Security Council's own resolution on Kosovo.

Kosovo's Prime Minister-elect Hashim Thaci, who was the leader of the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the United Nations in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007. Kosovo is preparing to declare independence, the culmination of a long and bloody struggle. (AP Photo/Kathy...
Kosovo's Prime Minister-elect Hashim Thaci, who was the leader of the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the United Nations in New York, Tuesday, Dec....   (Associated Press)
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin takes questions from reporters after a Security Council meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. Serbia and Kosovo squared off before the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, with the Kosovars demanding quick independence and the Serbs insisting the province stay...
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin takes questions from reporters after a Security Council meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. Serbia and Kosovo squared off before...   (Associated Press)
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica speaks to the media after a Security Council meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. Serbia and Kosovo squared off before the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, with the Kosovars demanding quick independence and the Serbs insisting the province...
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica speaks to the media after a Security Council meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. Serbia and Kosovo squared off before...   (Associated Press)
Kosovo Serbs hold banners during a protest against EU leaders plan to deploy around 1,800 police and prosecutors to Kosovo, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007. The UN Security Council is to hold a crucial meeting on Wednesday to discuss the implications of a report by US, EU and Russian mediators...
Kosovo Serbs hold banners during a protest against EU leaders plan to deploy around 1,800 police and prosecutors to Kosovo, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007. The UN Security Council is to hold a crucial meeting...   (Associated Press)
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