G8 failed to agree on Kosovo problem

PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite all expectation, the Kosovo problem was not resolved at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm. French President Nicolas Sarkozy offered to postpone its solution for 6 months. "It will be very difficult to propose a draft resolution in the UN Security Council and to oppose the Russian veto… It would be better if we do not conflict on that issue right now," Sarkozy said at the press conference. In his opinion, Russia must recognize the perspective of Kosovo's independence.



"Then, after the expiration of the 6-month period either Belgrade and Prishtina will agree on the best status of Kosovo, or the Ahtisaari plan will come into force," the French President underscored.



In her part German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country holds the chairmanship of the G8 club in 2007, underlined that during the session participants of discussion proposed various approaches to the Kosovo problem solution. However, world leaders simply could not come to a variant acceptable for all parties, DPA information agency reports.



The United States forces the realization of a plan on the settlement of the Kosovo problem proposed by UN Special Representative in that Serbian province Marti Ahtisaari. Finnish former president's plan offers to grant Kosovo, which currently is under the UN administration, a "controllable independence". Russia, who has a veto power in the UN Security Council, opposes perspectives of granting Kosovo sovereignty, at the same time supporting official Belgrade in this issue.



On Friday June 8 head of Kosovo's provincial government Agim Çeku called on the UN Security Council to settle the problem of granting the province the status of an independent state as soon as possible. Reuters cites Çeku's words, who said, "If this does not happen, the world community must grant the south Serbian province a right to determine its future independently," Deutsche Welle reports.