Europe ; Serbia calls on UN to annul appointment of Kosovo PM
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âHe (Haradinaj) is a war crimes suspect, and Serbian authorities will face numerous difficulties ... with such a person,â Kostunica said.
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Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged European leaders Wednesday to sidestep the United Nations and recognise the independence of the Serbian province despite Russian and Serbian objections.
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Serbia will not allow itself to be humiliated by a "puppet state" on its territory, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said on Thursday as Serbia prepared to annul Kosovo's proclamation of independence in advance.
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The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Italy discussed the situation in Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo Saturday, at an informal meeting in Slovenia.
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VIENNA - The U.N. Security Council will decide whether to give Kosovo independence from Serbia, after U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari on Saturday declared an end to over a year of fruitless ...Comment
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku said on Friday the province should declare unilateral independence from Serbia on November 28, arguing that a Western bid to steer its secession through the United Nations had failed.
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Serbia's leader says Kosovo independence will never be accepted, after seeing UN plans for a partial breakaway.
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"Using the policy of force, the U.S. threatens openly that it will not respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia, which is an internationally recognized state and a U.N. member"  Serbia disregarded European Union calls for less provocative Serb rhetoric on Kosovo at the weekend and warned that the United States was leading the West down a path of force to make the province independent. via Reuters
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"We have seen what happened in former Yugoslavia when the European Union did not take things in hand."  European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday. via Reuters
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BRUSSELS, Jul 25 (IPS) - Top European Union politicians stated their  determination to maintain a unified stance on Kosovo this week as  they analysed the latest twists in the saga of the disputed  territory.
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"I think Carla del Ponte was the only one who was impressed by Tolimir's arrest"  BELGRADE  - Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica greeted the resumption of suspended talks with the European Union on Wednesday by urging the EU to back down on its support for the independence of Kosovo.Linking two issues the EU says are unrelated, Kostunica suggested negotiations on a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) could hinge on EU states accepting that the breakaway province must remain part of Serbia."Today's restart of talks on the SAA offers a good opportunity for the EU to show clearly that it looks on Serbia as a partner, which means full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia," he said in a statement. Read more
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Serbia's President expects Russia, China and some other U.N. Security Council members to back further talks on the status of Kosovo, though the West says all avenues of possible compromise have been exhausted.
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United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari today presented Serbian President Boris Tadic with a compromise proposal on the status of Kosovo, where the ethnic Albanian majority is seeking independence from Serbia.Comment
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Serbia's foreign minister urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to oppose Kosovo's expected declaration of independence and called on the secretary-general to order that any proclamation be declared null and void.
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"Serious negotiations are needed to protect the Serbs in Kosovo as well as our holy sites. Serious negotiations are needed to continue the international presence in Kosovo"  Serbia's minister for Kosovo suggested Saturday that the government will seek to keep control over Serb-populated areas after the predominantly ethnic Albanian province declares independence.Slobodan Samardzic said Friday that Belgrade had information indicating that Kosovo will unilaterally declare independence on Feb. 17.Western officials said they expected the move a day later, and Kosovo's prime minister, Hashim Thaci, did not confirm or deny Samardzic's statement but said Kosovo's split from Serbia was 'a done deal.' Read more
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UNITED NATIONS -- The United States and Europeans discarded a UN resolution on the future status of Kosovo yesterday because of Russian opposition, prompting Kosovo to propose independence from Serbia for Nov. 28.
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Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica greeted the resumption of suspended talks with the European Union on Wednesday by urging the EU to back down on its support for the independence of Kosovo.