At this point, Serbia could only accept Kosovo's independence, which would allow it to join NATO and the UN. That's why it should perhaps wait, analysts have told Sputnik.

Dialogue and discussion about the solution of the Kosovo and Metohija issue is needed. The only question is the approach to this problem. The state can only gain from the passing of time, analysts say.

It is a mistake to assume that time does not work for Serbia, that the country supposedly always gained less by waiting more, and therefore has to reach some kind of satisfactory solution for Kosovo as soon as possible, says diplomat Vladislav Jovanovic (with 40 years of diplomatic service, dating back to Yugoslav time), and claims that time is not working in favor of the Western powers who carried out the separation of Kosovo from Serbia by force, and helped it get prompt recognitions.

The West has created a state monster in the heart of Europe, a kind of Taiwan, which is not recognized by the home state of Serbia, says Jovanovic, and the West has no interest in keeping the issue open for a longer period of time. Therefore, it is very keen to speed up the process of "maturing awareness on the side of Serbia" and considers it necessary that Serbia, too, contributes to the solution.

"Discussing Kosovo internally is something that is always good and I wish it happened before President Boris Tadic transferred the competencies of the UN Security Council to the European Union, and even more so five years ago when a new government took over the responsibility for the country," Jovanovic said.

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