UN General Assembly
2007

the Middle East, in line with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. I am sure that the Quartet’s newly appointed Special Envoy will use his great experience and make sincere efforts to fulfil his challenging mandate. The international community is currently also seized of the matter regarding the final status of Kosovo. The Secretary-General has endorsed the Comprehensive Proposal of his Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari. The Proposal currently remains the only viable diplomatic solution on the table. The active involvement of the European Union is important to achieve a lasting solution. We urge both parties to show flexibility and commitment to a peaceful negotiated outcome. We sincerely hope that the ongoing talks under the auspices of the Contact Group troika will result in success. In my previous capacity as a surgeon, I performed many operations. But I also closely followed the recovery process of every one of my patients. I ensured that they got the necessary post- operative treatment and encouraged them to maintain healthy habits. In that phase I had to rely heavily on