Major powers refuse to reopen case of Kosovo partition

High-level Serbian officials have suggested the partition of Kosovo, despite most Western powers insisting that "Kosovo's independence is irreversible."

The idea of redrawing Balkan borders was pushed in recent unofficial talks with Western diplomats by Serbia's foreign affairs minister Vuk Jeremic and aides of president Boris Tadic, diplomatic sources confirmed to this website.

Serbian officials have publicly said they do not consider partition a realistic option. But President ...