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U.S.: Kosovo solution without Russia if necessary

27 August 2007 | 11:21 | Source: Tanjug

VIENNA -- The solution for Kosovo's must be found even without Russia, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad says.
Speaking in an interview for the Vienna daily Die Presse, Khalilzad stressed that the status of Kosovo must be resolved "in one way or another".
There is time until Deember 10, he said, as that is when the negotiating Troika will present a report to the UN.
"It would be desirable to find a solution together with Russia. However, the current situation in Kosovo cannot go on forever," he said.
"The situation in Kosovo poses a threat to regional and European security," Khalilzad pointed out.
Asked whether he considered the independence of Kosovo as a solution, Ambassador Khalilzad said UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari had proposed a middle-of-the-road solution, which, according to him, demonstrates that there are "different options".

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