Kosovo remains threat to Balkan stability, Macedonian president tells regional summit

                   
kyivpost.com     May 5, 2008            

Kosovo remains threat to Balkan stability, Macedonian president tells regional summit ... OHRID, Macedonia (AP) - Newly independent Kosovo poses a threat to Balkan stability, the president of neighboring Macedonia told a regional summit at this lakeside resort Friday. "In... [read full story]                

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Central Europe Summit Calls for Complete Integration

nearabroad.wordpress.com     May 3, 2008          

Leaders meeting in Macedonian city of Ohrid this weekend, used the 15th summit of the presidents of the Central European Initiative (CEI) to urge both NATO and the European Uniion to undertake a full integration of Europe, including many Western Balkan and East European members that currently...                

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Kosovo 'threat' to Balkan stability

aljazeera.net     May 5, 2008          

Newly independent state is a risk, Macedonian president tells summit. ... The summit is addressing issues like EU enlargement and its impact on national economies [AFP] Kosovo's self-declared independence poses a threat to Balkan stability, the president of neighbouring...                

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Serbia never to recognize Kosovo's independence

mathaba.net     May 5, 2008          

Serbian President Boris Tadic told reporters earlier that Belgrade was committed to EU membership, while it would never give up its claim to Kosovo. more... | PDA ... Serbian President Boris Tadic told reporters earlier that Belgrade was committed to EU membership, while...                

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Rice: Serbia, Kosovo both partners

b92.net     May 5, 2008          

Condoleezza Rice says that Serbia and Kosovo are two separate countries, adding that the U.S. expects good relations with both. “Kosovo independence is a fact many have recognized. We will try to make sure that the country succeeds, both through mobilization of resources and donors, but it must...                

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Schroeder: Kosovo recognition “against Europe’s interests”

b92.net     May 5, 2008          

Gerhard Schroeder says that recognition of Kosovo's unilateral independence goes against Europe's best interests. The former German chancellor told the RIA agency that the dispute over Kosovo’s status could not be solved “without the participation of the pro-European forces of President Boris...                

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Former German chancellor terms recognition of Kosovo an error

earthtimes.org     May 5, 2008          

Moscow/Berlin - Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (SPD) on Monday termed Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence a mistake. In an interview with Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, Schroeder said the declaration had come too early...                

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Ex-Chancellor Schroeder Says Kosovo Recognition a Mistake

newslookup.com     May 6, 2008          

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said in an interview that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was a mistake as was the EU's recognition of it. ... In an interview with Russian state news agency RIA Novosti on Monday, May 5, Schroeder said the...                

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