Uprkos svojim prvobitnim planovima da se proces određivanja statusa Kosova okonča do kraja 2006, međunarodna zajednica je odlučila da Ahtisaari treba podnijeti svoj prijedlog za rješenje nakon glasanja u Srbiji.
Despite its initial plans to bring the Kosovo status process to completion by the end of 2006, the international community decided that Ahtisaari should submit his proposal for a settlement after the Serbian poll.