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Mass grave of killed Kosovo Serbs probed
A mass grave containing 20 bodies of ethnic Serb civilians is being probed in Kosovo. The civilians have been murdered by Kosovo ethnic Albanian armed gunmen who have proclaimed Kosovo to be an independent state and have appointed “officials” to investigate their murders. Arsim Gerxhaliu, top forensics separatist official, is overseeing the probe. He says that... »
Serbia for Kosovo compromise to a point: Tadic
Serbia is ready to discuss changes to a draft resolution it has submitted to the UN General Assembly on Kosovo, but will never recognise the breakaway state, President Boris Tadic said Saturday. Tadic’s readiness to discuss the UN resolution with the European Union and other Western powers came days after German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle... »
Germany: Serbia must accept its dismemberment
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle accused Serbia of being confrontational over Kosovo and urged Serbs to accept that their country has been broken up and that Serbia’s sovereignty is not valid and if Serbia wants to become a member of the European Union it must accept the fact that the country has been split up. Those who... »
German Minister Tours Balkans
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will tour the Balkans this week to promote a peaceful resolution of the Kosovo issue and reforms sought by the European Union, his spokesman said Monday. The three-day trip will begin Wednesday in Croatia, continue in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina Thursday and wrap up in Kosovo Friday, Andreas Peschke told a... »
Serb official to go to Kosovo as Albanian separatists threaten violence
Serbian Minister for Kosovo-Metohija Goran Bodganovic announced that he will visit Serbia’s southern province despite a so-called “ban” on official visits issued by the provinces separatist chief. At a press conference following a government session, Bogdanovic said that he will go to in Kosovska Mitrovica with representatives of municipalities and unions. Bogdanovic was scheduled to visit... »
Serbia Prepares New Case Over Kosovo
Serbia is preparing to go before the United Nations next month to renew negotiations over the future of Kosovo, its southern breakaway province that has declared independence and been recognised by a number of countries. Serbia is planning its next steps after it was clearly taken aback with the decision Jul. 22 by the top... »
Kosovo sepratists ban Serb officials
Kosovo’s government announced an open-ended ban Wednesday on all visits by Serbian officials, saying previous trips by Belgrade’s representatives had been used to stir up trouble. “The decision was taken by the Prime Minister (Hashim Thaci) and it will remain in force until further notice,” government spokesman Memli Krasniqi told AFP. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia... »
Opinion: Leave Kosovo and Serbia alone
By Misha Glenny | This particular battle needs to be resolved by Belgrade and Pristina themselves – with a little help from the European Union. Russia and the United States must stand back and stop muddying the waters. A close reading of the judgment shows that the court ruled on a very narrow issue. Stripped... »
Romania, India won’t recognize Kosovo
Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said that his country is under no pressure to recognize Kosovo’s independence but that it is getting “warm recommendations” to do so. Speaking to Serbia’s daily Vecernje Novosti, Baconschi said that Romania is under “no pressure at all, it is only warm recommendations we are receiving” to recognize Kosovo. The “recommendation”... »
Tadic efforts to stop new Kosovo recognitions
Envoys of Serbian President Boris Tadic have delivered a message to almost all of 55 countries which are under huge pressure to recognize Kosovo’s independence, urging them not to do so, the Serbian daily Vecernje Novosti reports. Tadic stressed that the letter writing campaign has proven as successful since no new country has recognized the... »
