One of the present conflicts between these two countries is the question of the Kosovo status. Kosovo is a region in southern part of Serbia. 90% of the population of Kosovo are Albanians and only 5% Serbs. US with EU and UN support the independence of Kosovo, while Russia is still supporting the idea of Kosovo as part of Serbia.

One of the present conflicts between these two countries is the question of the Kosovo status. Kosovo is a region in southern part of Serbia. 90% of the population of Kosovo are Albanians and only 5% Serbs. US with EU and UN support the independence of Kosovo, while Russia is still supporting the idea of Kosovo as part of Serbia.

July, 20 - Staus of Kosovo won’t be solved through a UN resolution

The European and American sponsors of a resolution that would put Kosovo on the path to independence withdrew the measure from the Security Council today in the face of a promised Russian veto and said a six-nation European group would now seek a way to settle the contentious statehood question.

“We regret that it has been impossible to secure such a resolution in the United Nations Security Council,” said Jean-Marc de la Sabliere, the French ambassador. “We will therefore put on hold discussions of the resolution.”

Mr. de la Sabliere said the so-called contact group — Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the United States — would meet on Wednesday in Vienna and start a process of talks on Kosovo that would be limited to 120 days.

Asked if the sponsors were “abandoning” the Security Council, Zalmay Khalilzad, the American ambassador, said, “The council is blocked.” He declined to say whether the issue would return here one day.

from NY Times

whole article:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/world/europe/20cnd-kosovo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin