German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today said the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) confidence-building measures could serve as a model for the EU's strategy on Central Asia and Kosovo.
The EU's foreign policy chief says the 27-nation bloc will increase its engagement in Kosovo following an upcoming decision on the territory's future status.
Serbia's prime minister has urged new United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to protect his country's territorial integrity and make sure its Kosovo province does not gain independence.
Kosovo's U.N. governor has told the Security Council any further delay in settling the province's status could fuel instability and play into the hands of extremists. Correspondent Peter Heinlein reports from the U.N.
EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana acknowledged recently that Kosovo's campaign for independence could set a precedent for Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.