Kosovo's Albanians ready to hold off on settlement
By Neil MacDonald in Belgrade and James Blitz in London
Published: December 10 2007
Kosovo's Albanian majority has begun a critical week in its relations with Serbia by insisting that it will not press ahead with a declaration of independence without co-ordinating the move with the European Union.
As EU foreign ministers prepare to meet in Brussels today to begin planning their strategy after the failure of United Nations-endorsed talks on a settlement,
the Kosovar Albanian leadership is making clear that it is prepared to delay an independence declaration until at least March 2008.
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