Serbia has become a pariah nation, untouchable like a leper.

A final and long-lasting solution to the Kosovo issue cannot be achieved without an agreement with Serbia, especially in regard to the U.N.

There has been enough blood in the Balkans. Serbia is offering its hand. Let us turn to the future and not deal with the past.

An international presence in Serbia's Kosovo province is not a problem. But only a civilian and unarmed mission under U.N. auspices, with Russia's participation, would be acceptable.

No one has the right to detract the attention of the nation from the defence of the country.

Serbia has shown enough patience, but it has also sent a clear and strong message that the law must be respected and that no one is stronger than the state.