Russia to take "active political steps" for Kosovo settlement - minister
Belgrade, 24 March: Russia "will take active political steps to resolve the situation in Kosovo", head of
the Emergencies Ministry Sergey Shoygu said today. He is in Belgrade as instructed by the Russian president, Vladimir
Putin, and was there today to meet two Russian aircraft bringing in humanitarian aid for refugees from Kosovo.
The minister noted that the delegation accompanying him includes representatives of the Russian parliament. "The
State Duma is to draft a detailed report on the situation in Kosovo and send it to the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe," Shoygu said.
The minister recalled the Russian Foreign Ministry initiatives aimed at convening the UN Security Council to discuss
events in Kosovo.
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