Belgrade: New negotiations Serbia's goal

"The clearer the conclusion of the UN General Assembly, the greater the chances for this process to end successfully will be," Jeremic said.

He said that Serbia has not made its draft resolution yet, adding that there would be consultations held with international experts.

Asked of Brussels' intentions to get involved with the creation of this resolution, Jeremic said that Serbia is ready to cooperation with "all international officials" in order to secure the greatest amount of support for its resolution.

"We have clearly defined red lines which we cannot cross. We cannot even give indirect approval of the effort of the Kosovo Albanians to unilaterally secede from Serbia. This must be crystal clear in the resolution," Jeremic said.

He said that Serbia has received assurances from EU member-states that have not recognized Kosovo that their stances on the issue would not change.

Answer questions regarding the possible partition of Kosovo, Jeremic said that Serbia is focused on starting talks that would lead to a solution of compromise.

He reiterated that the decision of the International Court of Justice has "opened Pandora's box," because it increases the danger of secessionist movements in other parts of the world.

"If it turns out in some cases that as of today, the right to a unilateral proclamation of secession is acceptable in international relations, and that this has the support of the majority in the UN, it would surely destabilize many countries around the world," Jeremic said.

He added that Serbia hopes that the danger of secession would be "shut down by an appropriate conclusion before the UN General Assembly."
MPs of the Serbian parliament would be discussing today further actions of the state in the wake of the ICJ's decision.

The Serbian government is proposing that a resolution be submitted to the UN General Assembly in September, which would open up the possibility of new negotiations for a solution of compromise for Kosovo if adopted.

The draft of the resolution is expected to be presented to parliament by Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic. President Boris Tadic and the chief of the Serbian legal team at the ICJ, Dusan Batakovic, have also been invited to attend the session.

The document, in which the government states that new negotiations with the Kosovo Albanian leadership is the only way to solve the Kosovo crisis, would be the only topic discussed at today's session.

The draft states that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not answer the essential question of the legality of the Kosovo Albanian attempt to secede from Serbia.

"The Serbian parliament states that the ICJ, while giving its advisory opinion on Kosovo's proclamation of independence, did not legalize an ethnically motivated attempt of Kosovo's secession. The ICJ did not answer the essential question of the legality of a right to secession of Kosovo Albanians," the draft resolution states.

The government also calls for national unity, and announces that all available diplomatic and political measures would be used for preserving the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. The parliamentary resolution also aims to define the next steps of Serbia's foreign policy.

"The national parliament gives support to the government's process of submitting a resolution to the UN General Assembly, which if adopted, would open a path of reaching a compromise on Kosovo through negotiations," the draft states.

At a regular session today in Brussels, EU foreign ministers will be discussing the situation in Kosovo after the announcement of an opinion of counsel of the ICJ and the European future of the West Balkans.

Further steps on the Kosovo issue will be discussed and it will be emphasized that the opinion opens up a new phase in which it is necessary to focus on future.

EU readiness to help in dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina related to promotion of cooperation, progress in European integrations and the improvement of life of all citizens will be stressed.