He made the proposal hours before the UN Security Council was due to begin discussing the latest Western-sponsored draft resolution on Kosovo, which envisions new talks between officials from Belgrade and Pristina.
Čeku je svoj predlog izneo samo nekoliko sati pre nego što je Savet bezbednosti UN trebalo da raspravlja o najnovijem zapadnom predlogu rezolucije o Kosovu, koja predviđa nove pregovore Beograda i Prištine.