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Press Trust of India May 16, 2008 US dismisses call by RIC for talks between Serbia and Kosovo NEW YORK - The United States has dismissed the call by foreign ministers of India, Russia and China for resumption of talks between the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo on the status of the breakaway state, saying that it has no merit. Replying to a question, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said that the status of Kosovo has already been resolved and it is an independent state now. India, Russia and China do not recognise the unilateral declaration of Kosovo for independence from Serbia. "Russia, India and China favour the resumption of talks between Belgrade and Pristina to reach a consensus between them on all problems relating to this Serb territory. "We believe the Kosovo problem should be resolved exclusively on the basis of international law," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after the meeting with foreign ministers of India and China in Yekaterinburg on Thursday. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/M ay/theworld_May636.xml <http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2008/ May/theworld_May636.xml§ion=theworld&col=> §ion=theworld&col= Agence France-Presse May 15, 2008 China, India, Russia urge renewed Kosovo talks YEKATERINBURG, Russia - China, India and Russia's foreign ministers called on Thursday for a renewal of talks between Serbia's leaders and Kosovo on the status of the disputed territory. ‘Russia, India and China call for the renewal of talks between Belgrade and Pristina within the framework of international law and for agreement between them on all problems related to this Serbian province,’ Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in comments carried on national television. Lavrov was speaking alongside his Chinese and Indian counterparts, who gathered in the Siberian city of Yekaterinburg for a meeting on Friday of foreign ministers of the BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China. Lavrov stressed that the Kosovo dispute should be resolved ‘exclusively on the basis of international law.’ Russia has led international opposition to Kosovo's independence declaration in February, which has been recognised by most Western countries. The BRIC group is an informal entity so called because the four countries are regarded as up-and-coming economic heavyweights that could rival more long-established economies.
