Dear colleague

Many thanks, for this interesting link to an extremely complicated issue. 

Living in the first country having recognized Kosovo´s independance  (some of us still are wondering what was the interest of Costa Rica in doing so in Feb. 2008) -  (see list below  http://www.kosovothanksyou.com/)

I was wondering what could be the reaction of some supporters of Kosovo cause with this new  "arrangment" between Serbia and Kosovo.

Sincerely yours, 

Nicolas Boeglin 

2013/4/2 Mike Beidler <[log in to unmask]>

Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/us-kosovo-serbia-idUSBRE93007G20130401

 

"Serbia does not recognize Kosovo's 2008 secession, but is under pressure from the European Union to improve ties and help overcome a split between Kosovo's Albanians and a Serb enclave in the north over which Belgrade retained de facto control.  The status of the enclave [of Mitrovica] is at the heart of EU-mediated talks aimed at 'normalizing ties' between the two countries."

 

"Serbia says it will never accept Kosovo as an independent state, but its offer to cede control over the north to Pristina is a dramatic shift in official policy as Belgrade seeks the economic boost of closer ties to the European Union.  The shifting sands in Serbia come with Milosevic's heirs at the helm, nationalists who fought for Kosovo but who now say the territory is all but lost.  The EU-led talks have already yielded deals on management of the Kosovo-Serbia border, recognition of vehicle license plates and university diplomas, trade relations and other practical problems arising from Serbia's refusal to recognize Kosovo."

 

Best,

Mike