Deputy Head of UN Mission in Kosovo, Larry Rossin says that although Serbia's plan for cantonization of Kosovo may not be in line with Resolution 1244, he still thinks that the plan is a basis for further talks with Belgrade.

"The plan can be a basis for discussions with Belgrade, but a lot of parts of the plan are not in line with Resolution 1244, based on what UNMIK acts in Kosovo," said Rossin.

Rossin says that Serbian proposal has been sent to New York but has not received any answers on it.

"This plan wants to create the Bosnian model in Kosovo, an internal partition, where Kosovo would escalate institutionally, non-functional in terms of exercising responsibility. The plans wants  to displace the population and create a situation in Kosovo where Albanians live in one part and Serbs the other, while there will be two parliaments, two governments," said Lutfi Haziri, Former Head of the Kosovo Albanian delegation for Vienna talks.

Vice President if the Serb National Council, Rada Trajkovic, says that the reality of the Serbian plan given to UN is a recognition of independence of Kosovo in the current borders, and the offer of Kosovo Albanians to talk for the north of Kosovo.

British writer for the London's Economist says that Serbian proposal sent to the UN looks like a partition.

"This is, in a sense, a proposal for partition, but I truly believe that this, in a way, is one half of the plan by UN special envoy Martti Ahtisaari, which represented a compromise - on the one hand, because it offered independence in exchange for a high level of autonomy for the Serbs," Judah said.

Former Russian prime minister Yevgeny Primakov said that the ethnic partition of Kosovo was the only option to avoid future conflict, and that such deal would entail population movements.

UN mission spokesperson Aleksandr Ivanko said that Serbian proposal did not entail return of Serb troops to Kosovo.

Ivanko also said that UN is ready to help Russia deliver the humanitarian aid to Serb enclaves in Kosovo but that the UN Mission did not received any official request from Moscow.

Serbian Ambassador to Russia Stanimir Vukicevic said that the Russian aid will ease Serb plight because Serbs have no access to the health care system and education, that the majority of people in the enclaves are unemployed and that they have no freedom of movement.

Commander of the international troops in central Kosovo, Irish General Gerry Haggerty said that the greatest responsibility for freedom of movement is on Kosovo Albanians and noted that Kosovo Albanian troops are going to be established sooner or later.

Serbian Army Chief of Staff Zdravko Ponos said that arming of Kosovo Albanians as planned by Washington does not represent an armed threat to Serbia but noted that such plan does not contribute to the improvement of political and military relations of Belgrade and Washington. Ponos said that Washington's decision to arm Kosovo Albanians is a compensation for a slow process of recognition of the secessionists.

Russian Patriarch Alexey II warned that creating "great Albania" will endanger entire region and will lead to the destabilization of Europe and possible disintegration of many countries. Patriarch added that many politicians know this.

Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has postponed any recognition discussion of his government and that such decision is influenced by the position of President Waclaw Klaus, who is resolutely against independence of the province. 

Former U.S envoy for the Balkans Richard Holbrooke said that Serbia forever lost Kosovo and is now facing a possibility of forever losing Europe. Holbrooke warned that no matter which administration comes to power in Washington, the policy on Serbia will be the same and that is arrest of war criminals and a possibility that US will reverse on Kosovo recognition is none.