French President Nicholas Sarkozy said on Thursday in the German Baltic resort of Heiligendamm, the venue of the G8 summit, he had proposed a six-month delay for further discussions on the future status of Kosovo.
My proposal is that first Russian President Vladimir Putin should recognise the inevitability of Kosovo's independence, Sarkozy said.
Ceku told foreign news agencies he was expecting details from the G8 summit, expressing hope that "a practical and realistic agreement on Kosovo" would be reached soon. He warned that any delay would cause even greater discontent in Kosovo.
"I want to say to the international community: we have believed that you will get the situation in Kosovo straight. We are committed to the UN road and have been very patient. Don't betray our trust. We cannot wait forever. I appeal to the international community to adopt a resolution as soon as possible or to let us go our own way," Ceku said.
Ceku expects that the United States and the European Union will be against the proposed delay, Kosovo government spokesman Ulpiana Lama told reporters in Pristina on Friday.
"It's just a proposal, so we won't rush with a comment. We expect a realistic agreement on Kosovo among the G8 nations," Lama said, adding that Ceku expected that the status would be determined on the basis of the political will of the people of Kosovo.
An official position of Kosovo's institutions and political parties on the proposed delay of a status decision was expected after today's meeting of the Kosovo negotiating team.
Kosovo's representatives have expected that the province's status will be resolved by the end of this month by a UN Security Council resolution that was to support the plan proposed by UN mediator Martti Ahtisaari granting Kosovo supervised independence.