SERBIA:  Still in Denial over Kosovo
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BELGRADE, Feb 14 (IPS) - The southern Serbian province of Kosovo is  preparing to proclaim independence this Sunday or Monday to  become the newest state to emerge from former Yugoslavia.
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The United States and Russia are butting heads over the breakaway region of Kosovo, which is awaiting a final U.N. recommendation on whether it will become an independent nation or remain part of Serbia.
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The association of Serbia and Montenegro does not have a historical perspective and it is not a perfect solution either for Montenegro, or for Serbia, announced Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic in ...
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No plan for Kosovo will work until Serbs and Albanians lay history aside
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Russia on Wednesday backed its  ally Serbia, saying Kosovo will never become a member of the  United Nations or other international organizations if the  breakaway province unilaterally declares independence.
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Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci hints that a declaration of independence may be delayed, but not for how long.
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Serbia on Wednesday again rejected a  United Nations plan for independence for its breakaway Kosovo  province as a final round of talks on the blueprint began.
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Serbia on Tuesday denied a backdoor diplomatic bid to partition the breakaway province of Kosovo between majority Albanians demanding independence and Serbs who want to stay part of Serbia.
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Talks on the future of Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo must not drag on indefinitely or get sidetracked in an arid dispute over labels such as "independence", senior European officials said on Tuesday.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - The West's decision to discard a U.N. resolution on the fate of Kosovo and pursue more talks will not stop the breakaway province's steady march to independence from Serbia, Kosovo politicians and analysts said.
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UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) - After several closed door meetings over the last  few weeks, the 15-member U.N. Security Council has failed to  reach agreement on a Western proposal for the creation of a new  independent nation state of Kosovo.
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Serbian government tells Serbs living in Kosovo to remain there as it vows not to accept independence
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Serbia will never recognize an independent Kosovo but will not use violence to prevent the country's ethnic Albanians from establishing their own state, Serbia's president said on Wednesday.
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Serbia is telling Serbs in Kosovo to  ignore an Albanian declaration of independence early next year,  raising the prospect of an ethnic partition of the breakaway  province that the West has long ruled out.
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BRUSSELS/BELGRADE  - Serbia warned the EU on Wednesday it would not accept any decision on Kosovo taken outside the United Nations, and its ally Russia told the United States to stop backing Kosovo independence while talks continue.
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Russia on Wednesday backed its ally Serbia, saying Kosovo will never become a member of the United Nations or other international organizations if the breakaway province unilaterally declares independence.
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The United States on Tuesday offered  Serbia another 120 days of talks on the fate of Kosovo, but  said independence for the breakaway province was &quot;inevitable.&quot;