Western officials are concerned that, if Kosovo gains independence, ethnic Serbs in the north could launch an attempt to partition the province -- an option the Contact Group has ruled out as a possible outcome of the status talks.
Zapadni zvaničnici strahuju da bi, ukoliko Kosovo postane nezavisno, Srbi na severu mogli da pokušaju da podele pokrajinu; Kontakt grupa je naznačila da podela kao mogući ishod pregovora o konačnom statusu ne dolazi u obzir.