The purpose of the mission has been accomplished, which was to gather first-hand information. We can now see the whole picture. We succeeded in better understanding the situation, Verbeke said at a press conference.
The Belgian ambassador described the visit to Kosovo as successful, stressing that the UN Security Council must be fully informed before it decides on Kosovo's final status.
After visiting Belgrade and Pristina, the UN delegation left for Vienna to meet for talks with UN mediator Martti Ahtisaari, who drafted a plan for Kosovo's status.
The proposed plan provides for "supervised independence" for the breakaway province, which Serbia fiercely opposes.
In Belgrade, the head of the Serbian Veterans Movement, Zeljko Vasiljevic, announced in an interview with the daily Danas, published on Saturday, that a Volunteer Guard of Holy Emperor Lazar would be established in Krusevac on May 5 with the aim of enlisting volunteers from throughout Serbia to defend Serbian interests by force should Kosovo declare independence.