Thumbs-up for Independence

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Kosovo's press get thumbs-up from OSCE commissionhttp://www.ijnet.org/Director.aspx?P=Article&ID=304911&LID=1

No troop cut before Kosovo status resolution-NATO
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UN to endorse Kosovo independence
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28/04/2006

Russia against Kosovo's independence(Sofia, DTT-NET.COM) - Russian government has voiced its opposal to Kosovo independence arguing that such a settlement is dangerous for the stability in Western Balkans region."We don't agree with those who try to convince us that there is no alternative to Kosovo independence. That's a dangerous path that could lead toward dangerous consequences for the region and create a precedent for other conflict situations," AFP quoted Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov saying to the reporters on Friday after NATO-Russia meeting in Bulgarian capital, Sofia.Lavrov's statement creates a new momentum on the position of major international powers on the future of UN administrated territory.Russia together with US, Germany, France, Italy and UK is member of Contact Group for Kosovo which have said in common statements that the status of Kosovo "should be acceptable to the people".Ethnic Albanians who represent around 90 percent of Kosovo population insist on independence but Serbia and Serbian minority in Kosovo are against.UK and US officials have said that independence is the likely solution for Kosovo.Western diplomats have said earlier that Moscow will not use its veto against Kosovo independence at UN Security Council, but Friday's statement of Russian foreign minister seem to create a new obstacle to the push of London and Washington to make Kosovo independent and split from Serbia and Montenegro state union......................