The Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) believes that separation of Serb and Albanian territories is the only solution for Kosovo, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) thinks this is "a good idea on the whole," but that it has come too late, the Democratic Party (DS) points out that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina will certainly end by tackling the status issue, while G17 Plus points out that there can be no new solutions without the EU and NATO.

Talking about the southern Serbian province, the participants at Tanjug's round table - SPS leader Ivica Dacic, and DS, LDP and G17 Plus deputy leaders - Jelena Trivan, Ivan Andric and Vlajko Senic - agreed that dialogue is the only way to arrive at a solution.

According to Dacic, Serbia is slowly losing its grip on Kosovo, and needs to do something fast, before it is too late.

"Our position is getting worse by the day. It turns out Resolution 1244 is a fraud. While we respected the Constitution and international law, some countries recognized Kosovo's independence behind Serbia's back," Dacic noted.

Dacic concluded that a separation, followed by living peacefully side by side, would be in the interest of both Serbs and Albanians, and is the only realistic solution, even though he believes the Albanians will not accept it.

DS deputy leader Jelena Trivan believes that the ongoing talks between Belgrade and Pristina are seen as a technical dialogue by the Albanians, while the Serbian side thinks the dialogue can lead to a solution for Kosovo's status.

"Our situation is not good, because Kosovo has declared independence, but it is better than it was before, because Serbia has demonstrated a constructive and creative approach in this dialogue, a willingness to talk and a new face which Europe can more easily understand," she added.

Trivan believes that now is the right moment to turn this political advantage into concrete gains, and that new discussion should be opened, because no harm can come from public debate.

LDP deputy leader Ivan Andric said that Dacic's idea on the division of Kosovo is "good on the whole," but that it has come too late.

"The idea has our support, but it has come too late. Also, division would open up issues in southern Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro," Andric noted.

In his opinion, Dacic's approach is good because it calls for agreement between the two sides. "While we wait for big solutions, people are suffering," Andric said.

According to him, the "two Germanies" model was on the table in 2006, but the policy of Vojislav Kostunica, Serbia's prime minister at the time, resulted in the worst possible solution for the non-Serb residents of Kosovo.

G17 Plus deputy leader Vlajko Senic said that no new solution is possible for Kosovo without the EU and NATO.

"If Serbia maintains its military neutrality, we will have no chance to help the people in Kosovo. We need to look for allies among the countries that make the decisions," Senic pointed out.