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TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK SR
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: SERBIAN FM JEREMIC CONFIDANT OF EULEX DEAL 
 
1.(SBU) Summary. A buoyant Foreign Minister Jeremic told 
Ambassador Khalilzad on 10/31 he is confidant involved 
parties will achieve a "win/win" agreement on the six point 
dialogue that will allow the EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) 
to deploy throughout Kosovo, including in Serb enclaves. 
From Serbia's point of view, a one-line Security Council 
Presidential Statement (PRST) that "endorses" the SYG's 
report would grant a "full legal mandate" for EULEX 
deployment. Ambassador Khalilzad told Jeremic that while the 
U.S. wants to be flexible, the U.S. also wants a workable 
agreement that will have Kosovar buy in. Khalilzad said 
frankly that he was not certain of Serbian intentions, given 
that Serbia had been adding conditions for its acquiescence 
to EULEX.  He also expressed doubt that the Council could 
find language acceptable to all parties on a PRST.  Jeremic 
responded that he "expected the Quint to be flexible as 
well", and hoped we recognized that Serbia had to sell any 
arrangements to the Kosovo Serbs, "who can be quite 
stubborn". Ambassador DiCarlo made clear that the 
arrangements specified in the current Serbian proposal are 
not workable, and Serbia would need to accept Quint-proposed 
changes in order for the agreement to be acceptable to the 
U.S. End Summary. 
 
2.(SBU) Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told Ambassador 
Khalilzad and Ambassador DiCarlo on 10/31 he expected to 
achieve a "win/win" agreement between the EU and Serbia 
within the next 48 hours on the so-called six point dialogue. 
 The Serbian proposed deal with the UN and EU would involve 
inserting the text of an agreement on temporary arrangements 
related to EULEX deployment that would be inserted into the 
SYG's report on the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).  He hoped 
the Security Council would issue a Presidential Statement 
"endorsing" the arrangements at its November 7 meeting.  UN 
Council Secretariat High Representative Solana and Serbian 
President Tadic would then exchange letters agreeing to the 
arrangements.  Jeremic told Khalilzad he had spoken with the 
French and Russian PermReps who were optimistic of an 
agreement on the six points.  After the Security Council 
endorsed the SYG's report with a "one-line PRST", Serbia 
would have the "full legal mandate conferred by the Security 
Council".  The Foreign Minister and President Tadic plan to 
travel to New York on Friday November 7 to attend the 
Security Council briefing on UNMIK. 
 
3.(SBU) Ambassador Khalilzad told Jeremic the U.S. is 
skeptical about Serbian intentions. Khalilzad reminded the 
Foreign Minister that when they had spoken earlier in the 
year, Jeremic said that a successful passage of the ICJ 
resolution would open the way for Serbia to be more 
accommodating on EULEX deployment.  Then we heard that Serbia 
wanted agreement on the six-point dialogue.  Now we 
understand that in addition to six point dialogue, Serbia 
needs a PRST that endorses an agreement.  Khalilzad assured 
Jeremic that the United States values its relationship with 
Serbia and wants to be flexible on arrangements, but he 
reinforced that we also want a good, workable agreement, and 
one that the Kosovars can accept. 
 
4.(SBU) Ambassador Khalilzad also said he was skeptical that 
the Security Council could agree on a PRST that is acceptable 
to all 15 members in the time that remains before the 
November 7 meeting.  The Quint, Pristina and Belgrade have 
not yet agreed on an acceptable text of the six point 
agreement to be inserted in the SYG's report.  The Kosovars 
also must approve the final arrangement. A PRST text needs to 
be agreed by Council members.  Khalilzad noted that President 
Tadic had canceled a meeting sought by Quint Ambassadors on 
October 31, and was not planning to see them until Monday, 
November 3. This did not give much time to complete the 
necessary work to get an agreement. 
 
5.(SBU) Jeremic acknowledged the need for Serbian 
flexibility, but countered that the Quint also needs to be 
flexible.  He said the arrangements need to be workable for 
Kosovo Serbs, who he said can be quite stubborn.  Relations 
with Kosovo Serbs are delicate, and we need a smart text, he 
said. "We don't want something the Kosovo Serbs will burn the 
next day." He recalled that in a meeting between President 
Tadic and NSA Steve Hadley, Tadic had said he wanted to help 
EULEX become operational in Kosovo.  When Hadley asked if 
that meant EULEX throughout Kosovo, including the north, 
Tadic replied that he wanted "smart deployment" in the north. 
 
6.(SBU) Khalilzad reiterated that the arrangements need to be 
workable, and that the United States would need to bring the 
Kosovars along.  Ambassador DiCarlo added that, as currently 
formulated, the United States sees the Serbian proposed text 
on arrangements as unworkable, and the United States could 
not accept it.  She encouraged Jeremic again to be flexible 
in addressing the edits that the Quint had offered to SRSG 
 
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Zannier to be given to Belgrade. 
Khalilzad