On 24 October, the Security Council endorsed the start of status talks, and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has appointed former Finnish President Martti Ahrisaari as his special envoy for the negotiations.
Vijeće sigurnosti odobrilo je 24. listopada pokretanje razgovora o statusu, a glavni tajnik UN-a Kofi Annan imenovao je bivšeg finskog predsjednika Marttia Ahrisaaria posebnim izaslanikom za pregovore.