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Serbia cannot be asked to allow Kosovo's independence for the sake of the EU, says the Serbian prime minister (Photo: Wikipedia)

No Kosovo trade-off for EU membership, says Kostunica

Serbian prime minister Vojislav Kostunica has said Belgrade will not agree to Kosovo's independence even if this attitude should damage the country's EU prospects.

After the first face-to-face meeting between Serbian and Kosovo Albanian authorities on the future status of the province failed to produce any results last week, Mr Kostunica said international negotiators should not use Europe as a bargaining chip in the UN-conducted talks.

"The argument of force is quite often on the...

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Serbia cannot be asked to allow Kosovo's independence for the sake of the EU, says the Serbian prime minister (Photo: Wikipedia)

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