Catherine Ashton “hopes to get the first chance to meet with Serbian and Kosovo representatives next week in New Yorkâ€, a European diplomat said. In a joint resolution of the EU and Serbia, passed on September 9 by the UN General Assembly, Belgrade and PriÅ¡tina were invited to initiate a “dialog”.
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“Belgrade, PriÅ¡tina should open political dialog”
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner stated in Paris on Thursday that Belgrade and Priština should open a political dialog. It should concerning the resolution of specific problems, which is of interest both to them and to the Serb community in Kosovo, said he.
FM: No preconditions for dialog on Kosovo
FM Vuk Jeremić stated at the UN Security Council session late on Monday that Serbia is not setting any prerequisites for opening a dialog on Kosovo. He added that progress was not possible by taking unilateral actions.
UN sole framework for dialog on Kosovo
The only model for improving the situation in Kosovo and for the dialog is within the framework set by the UN, Oliver Ivanović said. There can be no dialog between Belgrade and PriÅ¡tina on technical issues without respect of Serbia’s stand that Kosovo is not an independent state but in a transitional status, the Ministry for Kosovo state secretary emphasized.
German minister considers dialog with Taliban
German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has advocated talks with “moderate” Taliban in an effort to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan. In an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, Guttenberg proposed opening up channels for dialog with certain Taliban groups, but warned of the pitfalls of such a strategy.



