(16 Jul 2007)
1. Wide exterior of the Duma, the Russian Parliament
2. Mid of Russian flag
3. Members of the Serbian delegation meeting Konstantin Kosachev, Chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee and other Russian officials
4. Cutaway of cameramen
5. Wide of meeting
6. Close-up of Dragan Jocic, the Serbian Minister of Interior
7. Cutaway of cameraman
8. Wide of Kosachev and Jocic walking towards media
9. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Konstantin Kosachev, Head of Duma International Affairs Committee:
"Serbia won't be able to support any kind of plan until negotiations are held in a serious way and that these negotiations have a clear aim to coordinate the positions of both sides, instead of pushing one particular position. Undoubtedly in this situation, Russia, in line with international law, also won't be able to support this kind of proposition."
10. Cutaway of cameramen
11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Konstantin Kosachev, Head of Duma International Affairs Committee:
"(The new proposal) is definitely a step forward, comparing to some radical western approaches. But it's definitely not enough for the resolution to be taken as a basis for future work. I think time hasn't come for such kind of work."
12. Cutaway of journalists writing
13. SOUNDBITE (Serbian with Russian translation) Dragan Jocic, Serbian Interior Minister:
"We cannot allow a part of territory to be taken away from the sovereign state and that state not to be able to question why a new state can exist in an already sovereign state."
14. Wide shot of Kosachev and Serbian delegation walking away
15. Wide shot of Boris Gryzlov, Speaker of the State Duma shaking hands with Jocic
16. Cutaway of media
17. Mid of Gryzlov
18. Mid of Jocic
19. Wide of meeting
STORYLINE:
A delegation from the Serbian Democratic Party, led by the Interior minister Dragan Jocic, met with leaders of the Russian State Duma on Monday to discuss the situation in Kosovo.
Speaking to reporters Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the Duma International Affairs Committee, criticised the United Nations special envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari for failing to heed any of the Serb suggested changes to the resolution and said that Russia would continue to push for serious negotiations to begin.
"Serbia won't be able to support any kind of plan until negotiations are held in a serious way and that these negotiations have a clear aim to coordinate the positions of both sides, instead of pushing one particular position,'' Kosachev said.
The comments were made as the United States, Great Britain and France sought to secure Russia's support in passing a resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would lead to Kosovo's internationally supervised independence.
The latest draft resolution was circulated to all 15 Security Council members on Friday and the United States said the Council will discuss it on Monday, deciding on the timing to put the resolution in final form for a vote.
Kosachev said the latest draft was an improvement on previous proposals, but that it did not go far enough.
"(The new proposal) is definitely a step forward, comparing to some radical western approaches. But it's definitely not enough for the resolution to be taken as a basis for future work. I think time hasn't come for such kind of work," said Kosachev.
The members of the Serbian delegation also met Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov, who called for the issue of Serbian refugees from Kosovo to be resolved before any further discussions on sovereignty take place.
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