24 Oct 2011 09:02 Source: Reuters // Reuters

By Aleksandar Vasovic

BELGRADE, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Serbian President Boris Tadic urged an end to a tense stand-off between Serbs and NATO troops in Kosovo but was rebuffed by hardline Kosovo Serb leaders after five hours of talks late on Sunday.

Tadic is under pressure from the European Union to resolve a three-month-long stalemate between NATO peacekeepers and Serbs manning barricades in the north of Serbia's former province.

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