In New York on July 29, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held a meeting with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, at which they discussed a Serbian draft resolution on Kosovo, the office of the U.N. Secretary-General's spokesman announced.

"The Secretary-General said he plans to closely coordinate the next steps with the European Union, which has offered to facilitate a process of dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade," it was stated in an announcement submitted to BETA.

In the discussion, Bank Ki-moon said that he continues to appeal to all sides to support constructive dialogue and the settlement of all remaining issues, while encouraging political stability and discouraging provocations, it was stated in the announcement.

Parliament Speaker Djukic-Dejanovic said that the goal of the draft resolution that Serbia submitted to the General Assembly of the UN regarding the ICJ advisory opinion on Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence is to persuade as many countries as possible to accept that text.

Condemning secession and invitation to dialogue show what Serbia wants now, she said. In drafting the text, Serbia consulted all relevant domestic and international experts, she said.

The text condemns th unilateral secession of Kosovo and calls for finding a solution through dialogue, Dejanovic told. Serbia has made the last move at its disposal by addressing the UN GA, which will also take into account the ICJ ruling, she said. The Kosovo issue could open a Pandora's Box, Dejanovic said. It can be a parameter of what can happen in any other country too, she added.

The draft resolution that Serbia sent to the UN General Assembly is in conflict with the resolution recently adopted by the Serbia parliament.This is according to the opposition DSS, whose spokesman Petar Petkovic spoke in Belgrade late on Wednesday.

DSS also believes that the resolution does not at all challenge the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and that citizens are utterly deceived, because the continued defense of Kosovo should be based on status negotiations, while the government is actually seeking a dialogue on technical issues.

The resolution does not request, as specified in the parliament, the continuation of negotiations on the southern Serbian province's status, but is rather generously welcoming a dialogue on open issues, which is another name for the establishment of good neighborly relations, Petković said in a statement to the media.

Meanwhile, LDP party said that draft sould have been approved by the EU because that would have ensured much greater chances for a positive outcome at the General Assembly.

“Had the government opted for that path, it would have sent an unequivocal message of Serbia's clear commitment to European integration,” Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Cedomir Jovanovic said in a written statement.

He said that LDP finds it “absolutely unacceptable that the text (of the resolution) does not mention the life of Serbs in Kosovo, which points to the intention of delaying the resolution of this issue for as long as possible".

At the Monday session, DSS and LDP deputies voted against the government's resolution.

On ther other hand the UK Foreign Ministry has offered the strongest criticism of this latest move made by Serbia's diplomacy expressing disappointment in a statement yesterday, and said Serbia, although that was agreed upon, did not consult with the EU when submitting its resolution.

British Ambassador Stephen Wordsworth told the BBC that EU and U.S. officials worked together with their partners in Belgrade on drafting a new resolution to be sent to the UN GA, but that they were surprised with the speed with which Belgrade went to this body.

Meanwhile the EU is drafting its own Kosovo resolution to be sent to the General Assembly - one that will seek to have support from all 27 EU member-states.

Deputy Greek Foreign Minister Demetris Droutsas will come for a two-day visit to Belgrade, during which he will present the Greek initiative for the re-initiation of dialog between Belgrade and Pristina, after the opinion of the International Court of Justice about the unilateral proclamation of Kosmet independence.