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Kosovo - Mr Ahtisaari hopes a "consultation phase" will forge a last-ditch compromise on its future status (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU welcomes, Serbia rejects UN Kosovo draft

The EU has strongly urged Serbs and Kosovan Albanians to engage in talks on the basis of a UN proposal on the future of Kosovo unveiled on Friday (2 February) – but Serbia immediately rejected the UN text as opening the door to Kosovo's independence.

UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari on Friday presented his long-awaited "Comprehensive Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement" to Serb president Boris Tadic in Belgrade, before flying on the same day to Pristina to brief Kosovan president Fatmir...

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Kosovo - Mr Ahtisaari hopes a "consultation phase" will forge a last-ditch compromise on its future status (Photo: Wikipedia)

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