Belgrade: Resolution won't be withdrawn, Tadic and Ashton shall meet in Brussels

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said that Serbia is not negotiating its withdrawal but its text.

"If we reach an agreement, a compromise may be carried out without withdrawing the resolution. The resolution itself is not a goal but a means," said Jeremic, adding that what Serbia wants at the United Nations is to close the proceedings that went on before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and to pave the way to new talks that would lead to a solution for Kosovo.

Serbia does not plan to withdraw the resolution, but it is carrying out intensive talks with all international factors, including the European Union, since it has European aspirations, Jeremic told B92 TV.

He stressed that Serbia would not give up its priorities, such as European integrations, but that it wants to achieve a continuation of its diplomacy in New York on September 9, supported by the citizens, to put an end to the process before the ICJ and to show that the Court's decision does not imply that the Kosovo Albanians were granted the right to secede.

Serbian President Boris Tadic and EU Security and Foreign Policies Chief Catherine Ashton are expected to meet on Tuesday in Brussels.

They would be continuing talks regarding reaching a compromise between Serbia and the EU on Serbia's resolution on Kosovo.

The EU believes that Tadic's recent statements have shown a willingness from Belgrade to talk with Pristina through the EU or a direct mediator of the UN.

Diplomatic sources in Brussels state that there are ongoing diplomatic efforts within the EU for getting the countries that recognize Kosovo and the ones that do not on the same page.

According to sources, it is more important to reach a compromise than to actually revise the resolution or write a new one.

The Spanish foreign ministry confirmed for the Beta news agency that Madrid is working on the efforts towards finding a suitable solution for Serbia and EU before the UN General Assembly meeting, scheduled for September 9.

Officials from Madrid said that there would be efforts to make a new document by making amendments and additions to the Serbian resolution that has been submitted.