‘Ambiguous by design’: What’s in the Kosovo-Serbia deal?
Proposed settlement is focused on conflict avoidance rather than achieving lasting peace, analysts say.
A peace deal being pushed by powerful Western nations to resolve tensions between Serbia and Kosovo fails to address mutual recognition, which essentially means it would fail to achieve real progress, analysts have told Al Jazeera.
Among the provisions in the proposal touted by France, Germany and the United States, Serbia would not explicitly recognise Kosovo’s independence but would have to stop lobbying against its membership in international bodies, such as the United Nations. Read More…