Kosovo declaration 'not imminent'
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Kosovo's PM Hashim Thaci hints that an independence declaration may be delayed, but does not say how long.
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Testing Russia's opposition to plans for Kosovo's future, Europeans and the United States have formally introduced a draft U.N. resolution but have not decide whether to call a vote.
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A solution to Kosovo's final status  will be delayed until early spring, the European Union's  enlargement chief was quoted as saying on Thursday, a day after  Serbia set a crucial presidential election for January 20.
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Kosovans anxiously await the publication of key proposals that will reportedly set them on the road to statehood.
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BUCHAREST, Feb 18 (IPS) - Leaders of Romania, one of the European Union (EU)  members not ready to recognise declaration of independence by  Kosovo, are having a hard time justifying their opposition to  birth of the new state.
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The last time Kosovo declared  independence in 1990 it went unrecognized and ignored. When it  splits from Serbia this weekend, it will have the support of  the West, which sees no way back.
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Last-chance talks on the future of  Serbia&#39;s breakaway province of Kosovo open in Vienna on  Thursday, without even the glimmer of a breakthrough in sight.
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VIENNA - With observers warning of the threat of renewed unrest in Kosovo, the province's prime minister vowed yesterday to declare independence if a final push for a diplomatic settlement by Dec. 10 doesn't result in statehood.
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UN chief Ban Ki-Moon warns against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo.
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Serbian President Boris Tadic warns of more conflict if Kosovo declares independence as expected later this month.
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"If Russia prevents the council from dealing with this issue ... the process will not stop there. The process then will move outside the council"  By EDITH M. LEDERER The Associated Press Updated 07/18/07 - 5:36 PM Russia rejected the final version of a U.S.-European Union draft resolution on Kosovo's future status Wednesday, setting the stage for a vote ... via The Herald
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Serbia warned the United States and the European Union on Wednesday not to recognize Kosovo's independence without United Nations consent, saying that would prompt an immediate response from Serbian authorities and could destabilize the region.
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Kosovo's president declared Wednesday the province would become independent of Serbia within days, but he did not specify a date.
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Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci tells reporters a declaration of independence is a matter of days away.
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Kosovo's U.N. governor Joachim  Ruecker warned the Security Council on Wednesday that further  delaying a decision on the province's plea for independence  from Serbia could fuel instability in the region.
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This week's vote could put Kosovo on the road to independence -- and further trouble
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A revised plan on the final status of Kosovo is unlikely to overcome Russian objections at the UN, France says.