According to recent reports from the Balkans, Kosovo, currently a province of Serbia, is expected to announce its independence sometime within the next ten days. The timing of the announcement is scheduled to take advantage of an upcoming E.U. ministerial meeting. The region has been under U.N. administration and a provisional coalition government working toward autonomy since the conclusion of the ethnic conflict in 1999 between Serbians and the ethnic Albanians who make up a majority of the region's population.
These developments have divided Serbia's government and several other European nations have already come out with announcements that they will not recognize Kosovo's independence. Serbia with the alliance of Russia in particular have positioned themselves against political independence for Kosovo and have used their sizable clout in international organizations to voice this opposition.
This certainly is an exciting and historic time to study and follow the news from Kosovo so stay tuned!
No comments:
Post a Comment