France, Germany And UK To Recognize Kosovo

However, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino hurried to deny that this implied a US recognition of independence. "He didn't announce that," she said. "What he meant by that is that the Kosovars have declared their independence." It is the job of the US State Department to officially declare recognition and Perino said Bush is due to make a statement about Kosovo on Tuesday. According to the agreed timetable, the EU had been due to be the first to announce its policy on Kosovo. The West has argued that this is a "European issue," despite the fact that Serbia and Russia insist it is a question for the United Nations. When Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci announced independence on Sunday, Russia immediately called for an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council in a bid to block independence. ... http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,536119,00.html

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