Jacques Chirac, president of France, which holds the current six-month presidency of the European Union, has contemplated holding such a grand Balkan summit in the autumn.

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Instead of concentrating on fanfare diplomacy, like the Balkan summit France wants to convene, West European governments should be looking for ways to show their good faith to sceptics in both Serbia and Montenegro.

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