Daniel Serwer, director of the Balkans Initiative at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, told the daily Blic he disagreed with Serbian officials who claimed Ahtisaari’s plan had failed, adding that “the plan relied on the Contact Group, including its members the U.S. and Russia.”

“The key question is whether the UN Security Council will adopt a new resolution. If it does, the document will be based on Ahtisaari’s plan,” Serwer said.

“However, if the Security Council  does not pass the resolution, it will be impossible to implement provisions stipulated in the UN envoy’s plan that pertain to Kosovo Serbs’ rights,” Serwer argued, adding that “if he were a Kosovo Serb, he would be worried if the Council fell short of passing the resolution.”

He did not exclude the possibility that certain states might bilaterally recognize Kosovo’s statehood in that case.

Rehn: No use in delaying Kosovo decision

There is no use in postponing a status-defining decision on Kosovo, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said.

In an interview with Priština’s Koha Ditore newspaper, Rehn said that the UN fact-finding mission had an opportunity to see the diverging views of Belgrade and Priština regarding the issue of Kosovo.

“Therefore I believe there is no point in delaying the decision on the final status of the province,” Rehn said.

“It is essential that the UN Security Council fulfills its obligation and passes a status-defining resolution,” Rehn added.

Rehn also said a resolution would be passed at the end of spring, so that “the EU could send a new civic administrative mission to Kosovo.”