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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission reaffirmed its position that “the decision on Kosovo should be made at the UN Security Council.”

“EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn has called for a clear, sustainable solution for the region, without any unnecessary delays,” Rehn’s spokeswoman Christina Nagy told the press.

She added that the EU supported the proposal by Martti Ahtisaari as a basis for a new UN resolution.

Asked to comment whether Olli Rehn regarded U.S. President George Bush’s recent statements as constructive with respect to the talks currently taking place in the UN Security Council, and whether it was a good way to confront Russia on the issue, Nagy said she believed “it would not be advisable for her to pass judgments on statements given by any agents involved in the issue who were to decide on it in the Council.”

Nonetheless, she underscored that European Commission’s standpoint was clear.

“With Kosovo’s future in mind, we call for a resolution as an unambiguous legal and political decision,” she stressed.