(7 Dec 2007)
Gracanica, 10 kilometres (6 miles) from Pristina, southeastern Kosovo
1. Various of Swedish NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) soldiers on foot patrol
2. Close up of badge on soldier's uniform
3. Close up of soldier's face guarding the entrance of Serb monastery
4. Wide of road with sign reading (in Serbian) "Gracanica"
5. Exterior of Serbian house
6. Close up of sign reading (in Serbian): "House for sale"
7. Mid of Serbian farmers selling their goods at a street food market
8. Pan down from Serbian vendor selling winter pickles
9. Close up of a jar of pickles
10. Close up of a man's hand as he pays with a "Dinar," Serb bank note
11. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Vera Stojanovic, Kosovo-Serb resident:
"I want talks to continue again, I want a solution that can work for both sides - for Serbs and Albanians, and to try and live together."
12. Wide of people walking in the street
Caglavica, mixed Kosovo-Serb and Kosovo-Albanian populated village 8 kilometres (5 miles) from Pristina, southern Kosovo
13. Exterior of Kosovo-Serb media centre
14. Close up of sign reading (in Kosovo-Albanian and Serbian): "Media Centre"
15. Wide of panel debate of Kosovo-Serb leaders
16. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Nebojsa Covic, Kosovo-Serb leader:
"If the Kosovo-Albanian government parliament declares independence then automatically UN resolution 1244 will not exist any more, then the President of Serbia, Boris Tadic, and Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica will have the full authority to bring back Serbian police and Serbian army to Kosovo with full authority on the ground. By taking out UN resolution 1244, Serbia will be back."
17. Wide of people listening to the debate
18. SOUNDBITE (Serbian) Momcilo Trajkovic, Kosovo-Serb leader:
"There is no way for peace to come to this part of the region if Kosovo-Albanians declare independence for Kosovo. There is no way to bring peace with that kind of declaration. If there is no will from the other side of the border (Serbia) to accept Kosovo's independence then this will bring war to this area."
19. Wide of panel debate
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Schook, Deputy head of UNMIK (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo):
"Also, clearly (what comes out of) the Troika and their statements is that continuing negotiations are not needed. It's time to change the status."
Pristina
21. Various of Pristina city
22. Street stall
23. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Astrit Jegena, Kosovo-Albanian economist:
"I think that the UN Security Council should act very quickly on making a decision once and for all for Kosovo, and that is for Kosovo's independence. Otherwise there will be a serious conflict here and in the entire region. This is my personal opinion."
24. Various of people walking on footpath
STORYLINE
Kosovo-Serbs and Kosovo-Albanians were bracing themselves ahead of a weekend deadline for a report by the "troika" envoys to the United Nations Secretary-General on Kosovo's status.
The "troika," made up of envoys from the United States, the European Union and Russia, planned to submit their report on the province to Ban Ki-moon by this weekend.
Three days ahead of the deadline, the United States, the European Union and Russia planned on Friday to inform the UN Secretary General formally that negotiations on the status of Kosovo have failed.
The report was also expected to outline the opposing views expressed by the rival sides and to detail proposals they rejected.
Serbia has offered Kosovo broad autonomy, but insists it remain Serbian territory. Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority demands full independence.
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