As a contrast to the speech of V. Kostunica (cf. the previous posting on this blog), you can read an interview with the new President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, published in Der Standard on 3.3.2006: Der Standard: "When are you going to come to Vienna to the status talks?" - F. Sejdiu: "I think I will come to sign the independence of Kosovo. And this will be very soon."

The speech which Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica delivered in an extraordinary parliamentary session on 23.2.2006, right after the first round of Kosovo status talks (cf. this blog, 22.2.2006), sums up very clearly the Serbian government’s current position on Kosovo (we should bear in mind though that the Serbian political landscape is quite fragmented, that deep dividing lines run through the government, and that we are not far from the elections). Click on "More" to read the integral version of the speech in English (source: Reliefweb and Serbian government website).