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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 02 April 2008 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow can use its seat on the Security Council to block Kosovo's membership in the United Nations. The statement coincides with the arrival in Belgrade of the first p
By Stefan Bos Budapest 19 March 2008 Serbia's neighbors Hungary, Bulgaria and Croatia have recognized Kosovo's independence. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Budapest that their joint statement has led to tensions with Belgrade and concerns among ethn
By Barry Wood Mitrovica, Kosovo 22 September 2006 The city of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo has long been a flash point of ethnic tension between the Albanian south side of the Ibar River and the mostly Serbian north. VOA's Barry Wood reports from Mi
By Stefan Bos Budapest 24 September 2007 The European Union has condemned a bomb blast that killed at least two people and injured nearly a dozen others in Serbia's Kosovo Province. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Budapest there is rising tension in
By David Gollust State Department 11 January 2008 The United States has reaffirmed support for early action giving Kosovo what is called supervised independence under the plan of U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari. The U.N.-administered Serbian province is
Challenges Remain for Kosovo, Four Years After Declaring Independence When Prime Minister Hashim Thaci read Kosovo's declaration of independence, in 2008, there were fears that independence would have destabilizing effects on the region. So far, thos
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to work for broader international recognition of Kosovo on Wednesday during a visit to Pristina, the first by a U.S. chief diplomat since Kosovo's independence in 2008. Clinton also stressed U.S. backing for
By Barry Wood Pristina 04 March 2006 Top UN administrator Soren Jessen-Petersen, left, shakes hands with Agim Ceku head of the Kosovo Protection Corps The Serbian government Friday strongly criticized
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 03 July 2007 The United States and Russia remain far apart on the issue of Kosovo. In this report from Washington, senior correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the conflicting views. President George W. Bush greets Rus
By Barry Wood Mitrovica, Kosovo 10 August 2007 Mitrovica is the second largest city in Kosovo and the only place in the mostly ethnically Albanian province where minority Serbs comprise a sizeable urban presence. VOA's Barry Wood visited Mitrovica, a
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 09 July 2007 Sergei Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says any resolution on independence for Kosovo will fail in the U.N. Security Council, unless it gains the backing of Serbia, a close Kremlin ally. As VOA Mosc
By David Gollust State Department 18 February 2008 The United States joined major European allies in recognizing the independence of Kosovo from Serbia. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said recognition is the only viable option to promote stabili
By Barry Wood Pristina 12 August 2007 A new and possibly final round of negotiations to determine the status of the majority of ethnic Albanian in Serbian province of Kosovo have been launched in Belgrade and Pristina. VOA's Barry Wood reports what a
By Barry Wood Tirana 08 August 2007 As a new and presumably final round of negotiations aimed at determining the status of Serbia's Kosovo province gets under way, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha says independence is the only solution that will
By Stefan Bos Budapest 19 November 2007 The European Union is urging former Kosovo guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci, who appears to have won Saturday's election as prime minister, to hold back on any unilateral declaration of independence for the Serbia
By David Gollust Washington 22 December 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday Serbia and Kosovo will never be part of the same country again, and all those concerned should work for a stable outcome in the Balkans based on that re
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 19 December 2007 The U.N. Security Council failed to break a deadlock over the future of the Serbian province of Kosovo Wednesday. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports the failure has raise
By Stefan Bos Budapest 17 November 2007 The people of Kosovo are voting Saturday for a new local government. All the main political parties in the Albanian-majority province have pledged to gain independence from Serbia. Kosovo's Serbian minority is
By Barry Wood Washington 12 February 2008 Finland's Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva said Monday most European Union member countries are prepared to recognize Kosovo's independence from Serbia. VOA's Barry Wood reports Kanerva is in Washington meeting
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 20 February 2008 A senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Palestinians should follow the example of Kosovo and unilaterally declare independence. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the idea was dismissed by Palestinian