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Kosovo's Ethnic Albanian leaders declared Independence on Sunday, February 17, 2008. Kosovo's parliament speaker Jakup Krasniqi said: "Kosovo is a republic _ an independent, democratic and sovereign state". Serb Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica stated before the announcement that Serbia would "in advance cancel out the... creation of a fictitious state". The BBC reported that a "high-level Serbian security council has been meeting to discuss a secret "action plan" if [Kosovo declares independence]".
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Fast Facts:
- Declaration strongly opposed by Serbia and Russia
- Supported by the U.S. and many countries in the EU
- The European Union plans to provide a support force of 1,800 - taking over from the current UN presence
- Independence and US and EU support of it was recommended in a report for the UN by Martti Ahtisaari
- Serbia offered Kosovo autonomy but not independence
- 20 to 22 European Union nations plan to recognize the declaration
- Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain will not initially recognize the declaration
- The United Nations has said that the EU support undermines the Security Council
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Kosovo Independence Declaration on Amazon
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International legal responses to Kosovo's declaration of independence.: An article from: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law - $9.95
This digital document is an article from Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, published by Vanderbilt University, School of Law on May 1, 2009. The length of the article is 346...Amazon
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Kosovo Independence Declaration Questions
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Who are the founding fathers of the Declaration of Independence? 2 AnswersThere were 50, including the "president" John Hancock from the 13 colonies: President of Congress 1. John Hancock (Massachusetts) New Hampshire 2. Jos... read more -
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Kosovo Independence Declaration News and Information
- Google News: Kosovo Independence Declaration
- BBC News: Kosovo's PM in independence nod (February 16, 2008)
- "Nothing Belgrade could do would have an impact on developments in Kosovo, [Thaci] said without confirming the move."
- BBC Video Search: Kosovo
- BBC News: Serbia makes fresh Kosovo threat (February 12, 2008)
- Reuters: "EU to Launch Kosovo Mission Before Independence" (February 11, 2008)
- "The 27-nation bloc will use a low-profile diplomatic procedure to approve an operations plan for the 1,800-strong police and justice mission"
- Associated Press: "Kosovo Split: New Cold War With Russia?" (February 10, 2008)
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