Africa: Kosovo Vote Could Impact Continent

allafrica.com     Mar 26, 2008            

When South Africa takes over leadership of the United Nations Security Council next month it faces a decision which could have far-reaching consequences for Africa: whether to recognise Kosovo's recent declaration of independence. For although the issue concerns the former Yugoslavia, recognition... [read full story]                    

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Kosovo Vote Could Impact Continent

allafrica.com     Mar 26, 2008          

Kosovo: a dangerous precedent ... Posted to the web 26 March 2008 Leaza Kolkenbeck-Ruh When South Africa takes over leadership of the United Nations Security Council next month it faces a decision which could have far-reaching consequences for Africa: whether to recognise...                    

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SKorea recognizes Kosovo's independence from Serbia

iht.com     Mar 27, 2008          

South Korea has decided to recognize Kosovo as an independent state, a government official said Thursday. ... South Korea joins the United States and most countries in the European Union in recognizing Kosovo as an independent state. Serbia's authorities have said...                    

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Two Anniversaries

antiwar.com     Mar 27, 2008          

Excerpt: On March 20, 2003, American forces began their invasion of Iraq. According to the Emperor himself, the purpose of the war was to "disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people."                    

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Serbia to push for separating ethnic Serbs from Kosovo

reuters.com     Mar 27, 2008          

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Serbia will push for a proposal to govern ethnic Serb areas in Kosovo under an interim agreement with the United Nations mission there, the Serbian foreign minister said on Thursday. ... Kosovo's 90 percent Albanian majority declared independence from...                    

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Serbia to push for separating ethnic Serbs from Kosovo (Reuters)

yahoo.com     Mar 27, 2008          

Reuters - Serbia will push for a proposal to govern ethnic Serb areas in Kosovo under an interim agreement with the United Nations mission there, the Serbian foreign minister said on Thursday. ... JAKARTA (Reuters) - Serbia will push for a proposal to govern ethnic Serb...                    

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"Serbia forming diplomatic front on Kosovo"

b92.net     Mar 27, 2008          

A senior U.S. analyst says Serbia and Russia are creating a diplomatic front aimed at blocking recognition of Kosovo. Prof. Charles A. Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, has expressed his belief that Serbia is trying, with the aid of Russia and other countries, to form...                    

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Czech Rep. divided over Kosovo independence

b92.net     Mar 27, 2008          

Czech Deputy PM Alexandr Vondra says his country is divided on the issue of recognizing Kosovo independence. Speaking in Belgrade yesterday, Vondra said that the Czech government was divided on the issue of recognizing Kosovo’s unilateral independence declaration, and that this would be a...                    

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"Kosovo independence has solved no problems"

b92.net     Mar 27, 2008          

Russia's permanent representative in Brussels Vladimir Chizhov says Kosovo independence has not solved any problems. Speaking to Moscow’s Vremya Novosti, Chizhov reiterated that the order that had existed in Kosovo until February 17 had been defined by Resolution 1244 as temporary until a final...                    

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Serbia says Kosovo partition key to peace

iht.com     Mar 27, 2008          

Kosovo must be partitioned between its minority Serbs and dominant ethnic Albanians to reduce tensions there, Serbia's foreign minister said Thursday. ... Vuk Jeremic said Serbia would bring its demand that the country be split along ethnic lines to the United Nations....                    

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EDITORIAL: Vive la Kosovo libre!

mcgilltribune.com     Mar 26, 2008          

Canada announced last Tuesday that it will recognize Kosovo as an independent nation, approximately a month after the Balkan province unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on Feb. 17. Canada's decision accompanied similar declarations by Japan and three of Serbia's neighbours:...                    

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