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Serbia willing to talk with Kosovo leadership: president

Other News Materials 4 February 2009 00:06 (UTC +04:00)

Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Tuesday that Serbia is willing to discuss day-to-day issues with Kosovo Albanian leadership, but on condition that Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity are not undermined, the private Beta news agency reported.

"We are ready to meet with the Kosovo Albanians' legitimate officials to discuss all life issues that affect not only the Albanians, but also Serbs and other non-Albanians living in Kosovo, " Tadic told a press conference marking the 19th anniversary of the founding of his Democratic Party, Xinhua reported.

"But they have to be set up in such a way that won't compromise Serbia's state interests and the integrity of our country," the president added.

Serbia is expected to meet later this month with representatives of international presence in Kosovo, which unilaterally declared independence last February.

The talk will focus on the so-called six-point plan which proposes to put police, customs officers and judges in the Kosovo Serb-run areas under the umbrella of the UN administration in Kosovo while their Albanian counterparts would work with EULEX, the European Union police and justice mission.

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