Moscow attacks UN's Kosovo plans
By Daniel Dombey Published: February 10 2007 02:00 | Last updated: February 10 2007 02:00 United Nations-brokered proposals for Kosovo could wreak instability elsewhere in Europe, Russia warned yesterday. "We are talking about how the international community respects the principle of territorial integrity," said Sergei Ivanov, Russia's defence minister, referring to the proposals by Martti Ahtisaari, UN envoy, to give the province many of the attributes of statehood. He argued that the enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia and Trans Dnestr in Moldova could also actively seek independence. Mr Ivanov spoke as Mr Ahtisaari's staff confirmed a delay to the start of negotiations for a week, to February 21.Daniel Dombey, Seville Copyright <http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/copyright> The Financial Times Limited 2007 View <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/baebe8c0-b8ab-11db-be2e-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage=7c485a38-2f7a-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8.html> article... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
