Marcus Tanner: It's largely about appearing to be willing, but it's a start

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With its right to statehood contested, Kosovo needs to maintain the diplomatic goodwill of the Europeans and the US

Monday, 7 March 2011

Only a few years ago, the thought of such arch-enemies as the Serbian government and the former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army sitting around the same table would have seemed laughable. Of all the Balkan disputes, the Serbian-Albanian wrangle over Kosovo has long been the most intractable. By the time Serbian forces withdrew in 1999, forced out by Nato air strikes, at least 10,000 people were dead....more...

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