Russia and Belgrade have identical positions on Kosovo

Russia and Belgrade have identical positions on Kosovo
MakFax - August 8, 2006; 07:59 CET

Belgrade - The principle position of Russia and President Putin is that solution for Kosovo must not be an imposed one, and no time limit should be set for the negotiations.

Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergey K. Shoigu said this in Belgrade on Monday, after the meeting with the Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica.

"Russia shares Belgrade's stance that the best solution for Kosovo would be granting an essential autonomy within existing Serbian borders", Shoigu said.

Underscoring that "Serbia values highly the principled position of Russia", Kostunica reiterated that Serbian Government's policy is based on the position that "Kosovo is and will forever be a part of Serbia".