G8 agrees to delay in UN Kosovo vote: Source

Friday, June 8, 2007, 9:37 [IST]

Heiligendamm (Germany), June 8: Major powers at the G8 summit have agreed to delay a vote at the United Nations on independence for Kosovo, a source with one of the delegations said.

''An agreement has been reached that for some period of time a resolution will not be introduced and we will work jointly to find a solution,'' the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Reuters

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