12 July 2007

Belgrade, Pristina consent vital for Kosovo settlement - Lavrov

INTERFAX (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), Feb 22 2007 2:15PM

BERLIN. Feb 22 (Interfax) - Any solutions detailing the final status of Kosovo which do not receive the consent of both Belgrade and Pristina are impermissible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a Thursday press conference in Berlin following negotiations with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

"This is a major problem, and the solution is primarily in the hands of the parties themselves. It is our common goal to encourage their consent. There will be no lasting peace without accord, no matter what decisions are made," he said.