I think it's quite clear that both sides come into this process with diametrically opposed positions from the outset. It's going to be a very hard process to bring them together.

There is a long chain of diametrically opposed positions, not least on social issues.

Her position on these things should be exactly diametrically opposed to what she's been espousing.

We continue to demand that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia get immediate access to Kosovo.

It is not necessarily true that the ethnic Albania n majority will misuse the participation of Serbs in the work of parliament.

There will not be any good moment for addressing Kosovo's future status. It will continue to be a highly sensitive political issue. Nevertheless, an overall assessment leads to the conclusion that the time has come to commence this process.