在公开的场合下，所有联络小组的成员都试图让最终地位问题处于未决状态。 但是私下里，美国及其部分盟国告诉另外两方说它们将会在今年提议独立。
In public, all Contact Group members have tried to leave the question of Kosovo’s final status open, but informally the US and some of its allies have told the two parties that they will propose independence this year.