Yes, it is. The UN declaration 1244 states that Kosovo is a part of Serbia. The mandate for the UN troops in Kosovo is UN resolution 1244 (!!!). Feeling like Alice in Wonderland yet? Here is more.
Here are some quotes from a "non-paper" issued by the Swedish foreign office which lays out the EU policy on Kosovo:
[My underlining]
With UNSCR1244 continuing to be in force, and used to authorize the continued international presence, a full recognition of an independent state of Kosovo hardly seems possible. With the status quo clearly unsustainable, we must seek to develop a European Union policy that can satisfy basic demands for independence and sovereignity while keeping a semblance of respect for international law.
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Special attention must be given to northern Kosovo. In all probability, it will declare its de facto independence from the Kosovo authorities and reinforce the present de facto integration of the area in Serbia. It is likely to seek to close the dividing line along the Ibar river.
Such a situation might well lead to armed confrontations, primarily as a result of armed Albanian groups trying to attack the area. Such attacks might in its turn cause more or less massive refugee flows both from enclaves in the rest of Kosovo and from northern Kosovo to Serbia itself.
Thus, we should as a matter of priority explore arrangements for northern Kosovo that might lessen the risk of such confrontations.
In the absence of a mutual agreement, a possibility would be to declare that full UNMIK authority under 1244 remains in northern Kosovo. Thus, the area would not be under Prishtina, although the declared aim of UN authority in the area must be to facilitate the integration of the area with the rest of Kosovo.
With what ease our statesmen (and Condi Rice) are preparing for yet another conflict.
I will not be surprised if the Serb sectors of northern Kosovo do break-off and fuse with Serbia.
The US State Department has long had special skills when it comes to doing something friggin’ stupid.
The whole agency needs a house cleaning from top to bottom. There are some good and bright people there, but they are in the minority and are outnumbered by butt-kissing nitwits.