Belgrade - More than a month before Serbian Prime Minister started initiative for beginning of talks on Kosovo final status, a secret meeting dealing with the same topic was held in Washington.
The meeting was held on December 5 in the premises of the Institute for peace and chaired by Daniel Server, Director of the Balkan Initiative of this institute.
The leading American and European experts took part in the discussion as well as representatives of USA Government and EU countries. Server refused to tell 'Blic' News' any of the names of the participants.
Last week he was in Belgrade where he had a series of meetings with non-government organizations and representatives of certain embassies.
Both Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic and Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica refused to meet with him on account of to heavy schedule. The only high official that met with Server was Nebojsa Covic, one of Serbian deputy Prime Ministers and also Chief of state Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija.
Judging by the six-page report, some of the conclusions of the secret meeting in Washington might cause dissatisfaction of Serbian politicians since independence of Kosovo is being treated as a finished matter. Serbian politicians have been represented as completely indifferent when the future of southern Serbian province is concerned.
'This meeting was held before Serbian politicians have changed their stance towards Kosovo. At that meeting we have not thought that Zoran Djindjic would request that talks on Kosovo should begin immediately', Server says for 'Blic News'.
The report also speaks about the consequences of disintegration of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro for the future status of Kosovo.
American participants think that before beginning of talks USA should decide about its position regarding final Kosovo status and then support it in later on negotiations.
Server further says that there were participants that opposed independence of Kosovo explaining that it could cause instability in the Balkans, but none of the participants thought that Kosovo should return under the competence of Belgrade.
As regards Djindjic's latest statements, Server considers them as something to be connected with the home politics. 'Some Djindjic's statements are rather problematic such as suggestion that Serbia will request parts of BiH territories as compensation for the loss of Kosovo. I think that the international community will set the rules for negotiations about Kosovo. One of these rules will be that destabilization of Macedonia and Bosnia is not going to be allowed', Server said.
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