The ambassador acquainted Biscevic with the official position of the Serbian state and political leadership on the UN envoy's plan for the status of Kosovo. Belgrade has dismissed the proposal as unacceptable.
Cveticanin said that Serbia would nevertheless continue participating in diplomatic activities of the international community, including the scheduled meeting with Ahtisaari in Vienna.
Biscevic said that Zagreb would soon send a request to the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for opening its liaison office in Pristina. The Croatian Government has recently made a decision on this move.
On Monday, Biscevic held talks with British Ambassador John Ramsden "on the situation in South East Europe, especially the proposal for a solution to the status of Kosovo, recently brought forth by UN Secretary General"s Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari," according to a press release the ministry issued after the meeting.
"In that regard, State Secretary Biscevic said that Croatia considers that Ahtisaari"s team had to bridge in their comprehensive and far-reaching proposal significant differences in the two sides" approach and expectations. Croatia, as State Secretary Biscevic pointed out, had supported Ahtisaari"s efforts, holding at the same time an active and direct dialogue with both Belgrade and Kosovo"s leaders.
"He pointed out the need for Belgrade and Pristina to constructively approach the working out of concrete solutions that will take into account a full human and minority rights protection, a functional decentralised administration, and other important issues," according to the press release.