Direct, UN-mediated negotiations between Serbian and Kosovo Albanian officials were due to begin on 25 January, but were postponed following the death of Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova four days earlier.
Direktni pregovori između srpskih i zvaničnika kosovskih Albanaca u kojima posreduju UN trebalo je da počnu 25. januara, ali su odloženi zbog smrti predsednika Kosova Ibrahima Rugove četiri dana ranije.