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Report of U.N.Special Envoy on Kosovo Status Kosovo Deserves Clarity About Its Future ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 1 THEMATIC EDITION: Negotiations process ASSEMBLYasi SUPPORT INITIATIVE NEWSLETTER and Kosovo status proposal юѦȱŘŖŖŝǰȱќǯŘŝ Report of U.N.Special Envoy on Kosovo status Kosovo deserves clarity about its future oces Mission in Kosovo ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 2 NEWSLETTERasi THEMATIC EDITION: EDITORIAL NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS AND KOSOVO STATUS PROPOSAL Looking back over the fourteen months of negotiations one can note that Kosovo has changed Report of the U.N. Special Envoy on Kosovo’s future 3 ¢ǯȱ status ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱ Declaration of Assembly of Kosovo 5 ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ Kosovo Independence is alpha and omega 6 in Prishtinë/Priština in November “The possibilities for additional talks have not been ŘŖŖśǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ exhausted” ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ 8 political unity at the highest level The coming of Kosovo 9 ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Kosovo deserves clarity about its future 10 ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ³ȱ ȱ Three scenarios of developments on Kosovo 11 ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ “Kosovo delegation has been engaged in successful ȱ¢ȱŘŖŖŜȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ conclusion of negotiaton process” 13 ȱ ǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ United States supports status recommendation 16 ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ No Constitution without Representation 17 ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱ,ȱȱ- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ºȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Executive Summary of Comprehensive Proposal for ȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ Status 18 ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ New EU Mission will support Kosovo‘s aspirations ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱ towards EU and NATO membership 21 the pivotal role that the Assembly should play during the ȱǯ “Ahtisaari’s plan will bring new meaning to cohabitation in Kosovo” 22 ȱȱȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȮȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ Annex VIII of package: Review from Assembly ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ Committee on Security 24 ȱȱȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱ ȱȱȱŗśȱȱȱȱ European Parliament agrees report on Kosovo 25 ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ºȦñȱ - The EU will play a leading role in Kosovo 26 ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- £ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo needs international engagement 27 ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - EU supports building Kosovo’s future 28 ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱŘŖŖŜǰȱŘŜȱ Members of Assembly with ‘hands tight’ 29 Ȭȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo is offered a chance 33 Prishtinë/Priština to talk separately to the parties on various On Kosovo Status after Ahtisaari 34 ǯȱȱŘŜȱȱŘŖŖŝǰȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Kosovo’s status, accomplishments and shortfalls 35 ȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱĴȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱĞȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱęȱȱȱ Franklin De Vrieze, Assembly Support Initiative Co-ordinator.
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