Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu said that Western countries were trying to ensure such a text that would be supported by all countries, including Russia. He said that he spoke on the telephone with the special US envoy for Kosovo, Frank Wisner, who assured him that the process in New York was going in the right direction and that he expected the proposed resolution on Kosovo to be adopted.
Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku said that the latest changes were a concession to Russia, but that Kosovo would accept the amended draft resolution, warning that there was no longer any need for new concessions.
Ceku said the new resolution on Kosovo too would enable the declaration of independence and confirmed Ahtisaari's proposal, which would provide a basis for the development of the Kosovo society.
Unlike previous statements, Kosovo officials today said that there was no need to speculate about dates and deadlines for the adoption of the new resolution, but they believed that it was of great importance that the USA and the European Union supported the plan on Kosovo's status by the former Finnish president and the new resolution.
A member of the Kosovo negotiating team, Veton Surroi, said the changes did not pose a problem for Kosovo, but he believed that the latest political messages showed that Russia would not accept the latest concessions.
Political representatives of the Kosovo Serbs do not believe that any changes will satisfy their interests regarding the resolution or Ahtisaari's proposal, said Rada Trajkovic of the Serb National Council of Kosovo. She added that the latest changes to the draft resolution were only verbal and that Athisaari's plan remained a problem for Serbs.