‘Ambiguous by design’: What’s in the Kosovo-Serbia deal?

Lawmakers hold pictures of assassinated Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic and banners that read: 'Not to the ultimatum!' and 'Vucic, betrayed Kosovo', during a special session of Serbia's parliament about the negotiating process with Kosovo in Belgrade, [File: Zorana Jevtic/Reuters]

A peace deal being pushed by powerful Western nations to resolve tensions between Serbia and Kosovo fails to address mutual recognition, which essentially means it would fail to achieve real progress, analysts have told Al Jazeera.

Among the provisions in the proposal touted by France, Germany and the United States, Serbia would not explicitly recognise Kosovo’s independence but would have to stop lobbying against its membership in international bodies, such as the United Nations.