Belgrade: Compromise possible over Kosovo draft

This is according to a report in Vecernje Novosti daily, that refers to Serbia's resolution sent to the UN General Assembly.

The newspaper is quoting its sources from the top echelons of Serbia's diplomacy who said that the current impasse could be overcome with an amendment to the Serbian document submitted by the EU, "which would not make any essential changes".

After that, the sequence of events would depend on the party that submitted the amendment, and its content.

The final outcome of the UN General Assembly voting will be known by September 14 at the latest, but the daily writes that there could be some hints after Thursday's visit of German FM Guido Westerwelle, and says he will be coming to Belgrade with a stick and a carrot.

The reason for this, according to the report, is that there is no unity within the EU when it comes to the Kosovo issue.

But western media are reporting that Westerwelle will be in Serbia to convince officials to change the draft resolution.

According to this, should that push fail, the next step will be to make as many countries as possible vote against the Serbian resolution.

In Pristina, the Kosovo Albanian foreign minister, Skender Hiseni, said they would not submit their own resolution.

In New York, a spokesman for the UN General Assembly president said that this body has only received the Serbian draft, which is likely to be put up on the agenda on September 9, but that "this can change".

The resolution will need a simple majority to be adopted, regardless of the number of countries that decide to abstain from voting.

The UN General Assembly will conclude its session on September 14.