It's been a long and winding road, no?

Talks on Kosovo's final status could start in mid-2005 if the breakaway Serbian province under U.N. administration meets rule-of-law, democracy and other standards by then, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.

"The proposition is that if Kosovars can meet these standards there will be a review of where they stand in mid-2005," U.S. Deputy Undersecretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

"If they can meet these standards we will all then be prepared to begin the process of discussing final status for Kosovo."

Four years down, two to go. We're such a patient people, when the right President is in office.

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