Kosovo talks focus on protecting minorities

Ethnic Albanians and Serbian officials will discuss how to protect the rights of Kosovo’s minorities today, putting the issue on the agenda for the first time during their United Nations-brokered talks on the province’s future status.

Representatives from Kosovo’s Serb minority vowed to boycott the session in Vienna, Austria, saying they objected to being “degraded to a minority in our own country”, but a delegation from Belgrade was expected to attend.