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NATO peacekeepers guard the site of Gazimestan for the last day after it is handing the security to Kosovo Police on Thursday March 18, 2010. NATO says it is putting local police in charge of securing the site of an ancient battle that lies at the historical heart of Serbia's resolve to retain the territory of Kosovo. The site was the scene of an epic 1389 battle for Kosovo, in which a Christian army led by Serbian Prince Lazar was defeated by invading Ottoman forces. In 1989, Slobodan Milosevic used the site to deliver a speech that whipped up Serb nationalism that helped lead to the disintegration of Yugoslavia. NATO
A woman runs during a snow storm in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Severe weather and heavy snowfall have paralyzed much of southern Europe in the past few days. Belgrade
South-Eastern Europe Defense Ministers are seen during their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday Oct. 22. 2007. Defense ministers from 11 countries, members of the Council of Ministers of the Southeast Europe took part in the meeting. Balkans
Chievo's Erjon Bogdani of Albania, left, Chievo's Giampiero Pinzi, right, and Catania's Ezequiel Carboni, of Argentina, center, fight for the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Chievo and Catania in Verona, Italy, Sunday, March 21, 2010. Albania
New NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, meet's with Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu, right, and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci during his visit in Pristina, Kosovo on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is on a one-day visit in Kosovo. Fatmir Sejdiu
Liu Qi, President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, right, and Chinese Ambassador to United Nations Guangya Wang, center, shake hands with former Governor of New York George Pataki left, who serves as Public Delegate of the US Mission to United Nations during the debate about Sport for Peace and Development at U.N. Headquarters, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. United Nations
European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele (L) and Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha attend a joint news conference in Tirana on March 19, 2010. European Union
Prime Ministers ( L) Nikola Gruevski of Macedonia, Nikola Spiric of Bosna and Hercegovina, Sali Berisha of Albania,Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Milo Djukanovic Montenegro,as they participate at the European Union summit named �Contribution of the Western Balkans to the European Future� in Brdo, some 50 kilometres from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Macedonia
Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) is greeted by her Kosovar counterpart Hashim Thaci as they participate in a EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's integration in Brdo, some 50 kms from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Serbian President Boris Tadic decided at the last minute not to attend the summit. Belgrade still regards Kosovo, which split from Serbia in 2008, as its southern province. Hashim Thaci
General secretary and chief candidate for the Europe Ecology (EE) party for the Ile-de-France region Cecile Duflot (C) arrives with Jean-Vincent Place (L) to give a speech on March 21, 2010 in Paris after the second round of France's regional elections. President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing party was roundly defeated in regional elections, trailing Socialist-led lists by 36 to 54 percent, according to estimates by polling agencies. Europe
US' special envoy to the middle-east George Mitchell (2nd L) and French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner arrive for a press confereence following a working meeting on March 20, 2010 in Paris, ahead of his expected return to the tense region. Mitchell hold talks with Kouchner, amid tensions over Israel's move to build settler homes. France has condemned Israel's 'ill-timed and illegal' decision to authorise the building of 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers in occupied east Jerusalem. The Middle East diplomatic quartet seeking a peace settlement urged Israel on March 19, 2010 to stop building settlements and set a bold target for a final deal with the Palestinians by 2012. Bernard Kouchner
AS Roma's forward Mirko Vucinic of Montenegro(C) jubilates with teamates Jeremy Menez (L) and Luca Toni after scoring agsinst Udineses during their Serie A football match in Rome's Olympic Stadium on March 20, 2010. Montenegro
FARGO, ND - MARCH 20: Members of the North Dakota Air National Guard patrol a dike looking for signs of a breach from the rising Red River March 20, 2010 in Fargo, North Dakota. The Red River is expected to crest at Fargo at about 37.5 feet, the fifth highest crest on record, but still over three feet short of last year's record crest of nearly 41 feet. North Dakota
Bologna's Gaby Mudingayi, of Belgium, left, and Siena's Massimo Maccarone jump for the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Siena and Bologna at Artemio Franchi stadium in Siena, Italy, Sunday, March 21, 2010. Belgium
L to R: Former British premier Tony Blair, who is the special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton attend a press conference after talks in Moscow on March 19, 2010. The International Quartet on the Middle East urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said. Catherine Ashton
A Bosnian man walks through flooded water near Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. Heavy rain and melting snow from mountains caused flooding of the river Bosnia in a suburban part of Sarajevo leaving more than 30 houses flooded. Sarajevo
Council of Europe's human rights commissioner Thomas Hammarberg (L) is pictured during a meeting with Abkhaz leader Sergei Bagapsh in Sukhumi on February 9, 2009. The EU's Czech presidency said on February 5, 2009 that it was "seriously concerned" by Russian plans to boost its military presence in the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Thomas Hammarberg
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends 15 February 2007 a Security Council meeting with government members at the Kremlin in Moscow. Putin appointed a new Russian defense minister, the former head of the Russian Federal Tax Service, Anatoly Serdyukov, 15 February 2007. Serdyukov was the head of the country's federal tax service and first made a name for himself in the private sector. His predecessor Sergei Ivanov was appointed 15 February 2007 first deputy prime minister by Putin U N Security Council

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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) shakes hands with her Montenegrin counterpart Milo Djukanovic (R) as Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks to him before an EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's integration in Brdo, some 50 kms from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Serbian President Boris Tadic decided at the last minute not to attend the summit. Belgrade still regards Kosovo, which split from Serbia in 2008, as its southern province.

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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) shakes hands with her Montenegrin counterpart Milo Djukanovic (R) as Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks to him before an EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's integration in Brdo, some 50 kms from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Serbian President Boris Tadic decided at the last minute not to attend the summit. Belgrade still regards Kosovo, which split from Serbia in 2008, as its southern province.

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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) is greeted by her Kosovar counterpart Hashim Thaci as they participate in a EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's integration in Brdo, some 50 kms from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Serbian President Boris Tadic decided at the last minute not to attend the summit. Belgrade still regards Kosovo, which split from Serbia in 2008, as its southern province.

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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) is greeted by her Kosovar counterpart Hashim Thaci as they participate in a EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's integration in Brdo, some 50 kms from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Serbian President Boris Tadic decided at the last minute not to attend the summit. Belgrade still regards Kosovo, which split from Serbia in 2008, as its southern province.

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Prime Ministers Borut Pahor of Slovenia, Jadranka Kosor of Croatia, Nikola Gruevski of Macedonia, Nikola Spiric of Bosna and Hercegovina, Sali Berisha of Albania,Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Milo Djukanovic Montenegro, participate in the European Union summit named �Contribution of the Western Balkans to the European Future� in Brdo, some 50 kilometres from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010.

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Prime Ministers Borut Pahor of Slovenia, Jadranka Kosor of Croatia, Nikola Gruevski of Macedonia, Nikola Spiric of Bosna and Hercegovina, Sali Berisha of Albania,Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Milo Djukanovic Montenegro, participate in the European Union summit named �Contribution of the Western Balkans to the European Future� in Brdo, some 50 kilometres from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010.

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Prime Ministers ( L) Nikola Gruevski of Macedonia, Nikola Spiric of Bosna and Hercegovina, Sali Berisha of Albania,Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Milo Djukanovic Montenegro,as they participate at the European Union summit named �Contribution of the Western Balkans to the European Future� in Brdo, some 50 kilometres from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010.

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Prime Ministers ( L) Nikola Gruevski of Macedonia, Nikola Spiric of Bosna and Hercegovina, Sali Berisha of Albania,Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Milo Djukanovic Montenegro,as they participate at the European Union summit named �Contribution of the Western Balkans to the European Future� in Brdo, some 50 kilometres from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010.

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NATO peacekeepers guard the site of Gazimestan for the last day after it is handing the security to Kosovo Police on Thursday March 18, 2010. NATO says it is putting local police in charge of securing the site of an ancient battle that lies at the historical heart of Serbia's resolve to retain the territory of Kosovo. The site was the scene of an epic 1389 battle for Kosovo, in which a Christian army led by Serbian Prince Lazar was defeated by invading Ottoman forces. In 1989, Slobodan Milosevic used the site to deliver a speech that whipped up Serb nationalism that helped lead to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

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NATO peacekeepers guard the site of Gazimestan for the last day after it is handing the security to Kosovo Police on Thursday March 18, 2010. NATO says it is putting local police in charge of securing the site of an ancient battle that lies at the historical heart of Serbia's resolve to retain the territory of Kosovo. The site was the scene of an epic 1389 battle for Kosovo, in which a Christian army led by Serbian Prince Lazar was defeated by invading Ottoman forces. In 1989, Slobodan Milosevic used the site to deliver a speech that whipped up Serb nationalism that helped lead to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

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EU enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele (L) leaves a joint press conference with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic (R) after their meeting in Belgrade, on March 17, 2010. Fuele began his first Western Balkans tour, and is due to stop in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia. Fuele praised on March 16, 2010 Kosovo's progress since its declaration of independence, but warned Pristina to keep up with reforms to achieve its European goals.

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EU enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele (L) leaves a joint press conference with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic (R) after their meeting in Belgrade, on March 17, 2010. Fuele began his first Western Balkans tour, and is due to stop in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia. Fuele praised on March 16, 2010 Kosovo's progress since its declaration of independence, but warned Pristina to keep up with reforms to achieve its European goals.

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EU enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele gestures during a joint press conference with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic (unseen) after their meeting in Belgrade, on March 17, 2010. Fuele began his first Western Balkans tour, and is due to stop in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia. Fuele praised on March 16, 2010 Kosovo's progress since its declaration of independence, but warned Pristina to keep up with reforms to achieve its European goals.

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EU enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele gestures during a joint press conference with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic (unseen) after their meeting in Belgrade, on March 17, 2010. Fuele began his first Western Balkans tour, and is due to stop in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia. Fuele praised on March 16, 2010 Kosovo's progress since its declaration of independence, but warned Pristina to keep up with reforms to achieve its European goals.

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EU enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele (L) gestures during a joint press conference with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic (R) after their meeting in Belgrade, on March 17, 2010. Fuele began his first Western Balkans tour, and is due to stop in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia. Fuele praised on March 16, 2010 Kosovo's progress since its declaration of independence, but warned Pristina to keep up with reforms to achieve its European goals.

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EU enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele (L) gestures during a joint press conference with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic (R) after their meeting in Belgrade, on March 17, 2010. Fuele began his first Western Balkans tour, and is due to stop in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia. Fuele praised on March 16, 2010 Kosovo's progress since its declaration of independence, but warned Pristina to keep up with reforms to achieve its European goals.

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In this photo taken on Tuesday March 16, 2010 Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic gestures as he arrives in Manila, Philippines. Serbia expressed gratitude Thursday March 18, 2010, to most of 118 Non-Aligned Movement nations for refusing to recognize Kosovo's independence while the highest U.N. court decides on the legality of the 2008 unilateral declaration.

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In this photo taken on Tuesday March 16, 2010 Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic gestures as he arrives in Manila, Philippines. Serbia expressed gratitude Thursday March 18, 2010, to most of 118 Non-Aligned Movement nations for refusing to recognize Kosovo's independence while the highest U.N. court decides on the legality of the 2008 unilateral declaration.

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Two workers arrange Serbia's Miltary crest in a window in downtown Belgrade on March 16, 2010. Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said today she believed that an upcoming EU-Balkans summit would take place despite uncertainty over participation of Serbian and Kosovo leaders. The EU-Balkans summit is designed to speed up the EU integration of all the states from the Balkans. It is to take place at Brdo pri Kranju, near Slovenia's capital Ljubljana.

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Two workers arrange Serbia's Miltary crest in a window in downtown Belgrade on March 16, 2010. Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said today she believed that an upcoming EU-Balkans summit would take place despite uncertainty over participation of Serbian and Kosovo leaders. The EU-Balkans summit is designed to speed up the EU integration of all the states from the Balkans. It is to take place at Brdo pri Kranju, near Slovenia's capital Ljubljana.

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People walk past Serbian national flags displayed in a window in downtown Belgrade on March 16, 2010. Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said she believed that an upcoming EU-Balkans summit would take place despite uncertainty over participation of Serbian and Kosovo leaders.

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People walk past Serbian national flags displayed in a window in downtown Belgrade on March 16, 2010. Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said she believed that an upcoming EU-Balkans summit would take place despite uncertainty over participation of Serbian and Kosovo leaders.

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A man walks past Serbian national flags displayed in a window in downtown Belgrade on March 16, 2010. Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said she believed that an upcoming EU-Balkans summit would take place despite uncertainty over participation of Serbian and Kosovo leaders.

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A man walks past Serbian national flags displayed in a window in downtown Belgrade on March 16, 2010. Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said she believed that an upcoming EU-Balkans summit would take place despite uncertainty over participation of Serbian and Kosovo leaders.

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European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is joined by Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci during a press conference in Pristina, Kosovo, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010.

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European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is joined by Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci during a press conference in Pristina, Kosovo, on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010.

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A man draped with an Albanian flag and standing next to an American flag celebrates in main square marking the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence in the capital Pristina, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Recognized as independent by more than 50 countries including the United States and most EU states, but shunned by others including Russia, China and Serbia, Kosovo's political stability is precarious.

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A man draped with an Albanian flag and standing next to an American flag celebrates in main square marking the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence in the capital Pristina, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Recognized as independent by more than 50 countries including the United States and most EU states, but shunned by others including Russia, China and Serbia, Kosovo's political stability is precarious.

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A Kosovo woman cleans her balcony next to one draped with Kosovo, Albanian and American flags marking the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence in capital Pristina, Kosovo, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Recognized as independent by more than 50 countries including the United States and most EU states, but shunned by others including Russia, China and Serbia, Kosovo's political stability is precarious.

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A Kosovo woman cleans her balcony next to one draped with Kosovo, Albanian and American flags marking the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence in capital Pristina, Kosovo, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Recognized as independent by more than 50 countries including the United States and most EU states, but shunned by others including Russia, China and Serbia, Kosovo's political stability is precarious.

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A Kosovar man draped with the Kosovo flag celebrates in the main square marking the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence in the capital Pristina, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Recognized as independent by more than 50 countries including the United States and most EU states, but shunned by others including Russia, China and Serbia, Kosovo's political stability is precarious.

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A Kosovar man draped with the Kosovo flag celebrates in the main square marking the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence in the capital Pristina, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Recognized as independent by more than 50 countries including the United States and most EU states, but shunned by others including Russia, China and Serbia, Kosovo's political stability is precarious.

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Thousands of Kosovars gathered in the main square to mark the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence in the capital Pristina, Kosovo, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Recognized as independent by more than 50 countries including the United States and most EU states, but shunned by others including Russia, China and Serbia, Kosovo's political stability is precarious.

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Thousands of Kosovars gathered in the main square to mark the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence in the capital Pristina, Kosovo, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Recognized as independent by more than 50 countries including the United States and most EU states, but shunned by others including Russia, China and Serbia, Kosovo's political stability is precarious.

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Several hundred Archbishop Artemije's supporters protest in front of the church headquarters in Belgrade , Serbia, Saturday Feb. 13, 2010. The hardline Serbian Orthodox spiritual leader of Kosovo's minority Serb population was removed from his post Saturday amid allegations that millions in church and state funds were embezzled under his leadership. The Serbian Orthodox Church said Archbishop Artemije could no longer lead the church in Kosovo considered the church's cultural heartland. The Holy Synod, the church's top body, appointed a caretaker to take his place immediately.

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Several hundred Archbishop Artemije's supporters protest in front of the church headquarters in Belgrade , Serbia, Saturday Feb. 13, 2010. The hardline Serbian Orthodox spiritual leader of Kosovo's minority Serb population was removed from his post Saturday amid allegations that millions in church and state funds were embezzled under his leadership. The Serbian Orthodox Church said Archbishop Artemije could no longer lead the church in Kosovo considered the church's cultural heartland. The Holy Synod, the church's top body, appointed a caretaker to take his place immediately.

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NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis inspects the guard of honor with Serbia's army chief Lt. Col. Gen. Miloje Miletic during his visit to Serbia, in Belgrade, Friday Feb. 12, 2010. Public opinion is strongly against NATO membership, mostly due to NATO's 1999 bombing campaign. The alliance bombed targets in Serbia in a bid to halt the crackdown of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic's regime on ethnic Albanians in the breakaway Kosovo province.

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NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis inspects the guard of honor with Serbia's army chief Lt. Col. Gen. Miloje Miletic during his visit to Serbia, in Belgrade, Friday Feb. 12, 2010. Public opinion is strongly against NATO membership, mostly due to NATO's 1999 bombing campaign. The alliance bombed targets in Serbia in a bid to halt the crackdown of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic's regime on ethnic Albanians in the breakaway Kosovo province.

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NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis inspects the guard of honor with Serbia's army chief Lt. Col. Gen. Miloje Miletic, right, during his visit to Serbia, in Belgrade, Friday Feb. 12, 2010. Public opinion is strongly against NATO membership, mostly due to NATO's 1999 bombing campaign. The alliance bombed targets in Serbia in a bid to halt the crackdown of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic's regime on ethnic Albanians in the breakaway Kosovo province.

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NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis inspects the guard of honor with Serbia's army chief Lt. Col. Gen. Miloje Miletic, right, during his visit to Serbia, in Belgrade, Friday Feb. 12, 2010. Public opinion is strongly against NATO membership, mostly due to NATO's 1999 bombing campaign. The alliance bombed targets in Serbia in a bid to halt the crackdown of late strongman Slobodan Milosevic's regime on ethnic Albanians in the breakaway Kosovo province.

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"Kosovo and Serbia share the will towards integration in the European Union and NATO but we should also have cooperation at the neighbourly level and the regional level so we can help each other towards EU integration"


Hashim Thaci Mar 20 2010 7:38 PM from TVNZ

"We are dealing with an EU that underestimates the opportunity this region is giving to the continent as a whole and to the EU"


Borut Pahor (politician) Mar 20 2010 7:38 PM from TVNZ

"The best solution is if Kosovo recognises Serbia and Serbia recognises Kosovo. That would finish the problem... I'm sure that will happen sooner or later"


Hashim Thaci Mar 20 2010 6:46 PM from France 24

"We are elected leaders and we have a responsibility to make big decisions, not just to keep a status quo"


Hashim Thaci Mar 20 2010 6:46 PM from France 24

"It is important to stress that bilateral issues should not be linked to the European (integration) path"


Jadranka Kosor (politician) Mar 20 2010 6:46 PM from France 24

"The meeting on European prospects for the Balkan region will definitely take place ... All those who will attend will be able to contribute on the subject and we won’t judge those that won’t be there."


Borut Pahor (politician) Mar 20 2010 7:22 AM from Business Week

"Unfortunately, Serbia always takes the attitude that other people should ask for its permission before deciding whether or not to take a morning coffee"


Fatmir Sejdiu Mar 20 2010 1:46 AM from United Press International

"None of us have any experience with such a dramatic economic meltdown"


Angela Merkel Mar 19 2010 9:17 PM from European Tribune - Community, Politics & Progress.

"The plastic doors of the truck sealed shut in the heat and one of his team was stuck inside"


Clive Stafford Smith Mar 19 2010 7:19 PM from Guardian Unlimited

"We have to deal with a large volume of problems that nobody has managed to solve so far"


Borut Pahor (politician) Mar 19 2010 6:46 PM from France 24
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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) shakes hands with her Montenegrin counterpart Milo Djukanovic (R) as Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks to him before an EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's integration in Brdo, some 50 kms from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Serbian President Boris Tadic decided at the last minute not to attend the summit. Belgrade still regards Kosovo, which split from Serbia in 2008, as its southern province.

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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) shakes hands with her Montenegrin counterpart Milo Djukanovic (R) as Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks to him before an EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's integration in Brdo, some 50 kms from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Serbian President Boris Tadic decided at the last minute not to attend the summit. Belgrade still regards Kosovo, which split from Serbia in 2008, as its southern province.

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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) is greeted by her Kosovar counterpart Hashim Thaci as they participate in a EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's integration in Brdo, some 50 kms from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Serbian President Boris Tadic decided at the last minute not to attend the summit. Belgrade still regards Kosovo, which split from Serbia in 2008, as its southern province.

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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (L) is greeted by her Kosovar counterpart Hashim Thaci as they participate in a EU-Balkans summit aimed at speeding up the region's integration in Brdo, some 50 kms from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010. Serbian President Boris Tadic decided at the last minute not to attend the summit. Belgrade still regards Kosovo, which split from Serbia in 2008, as its southern province.

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Prime Ministers Borut Pahor of Slovenia, Jadranka Kosor of Croatia, Nikola Gruevski of Macedonia, Nikola Spiric of Bosna and Hercegovina, Sali Berisha of Albania,Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Milo Djukanovic Montenegro, participate in the European Union summit named �Contribution of the Western Balkans to the European Future� in Brdo, some 50 kilometres from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010.

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Prime Ministers Borut Pahor of Slovenia, Jadranka Kosor of Croatia, Nikola Gruevski of Macedonia, Nikola Spiric of Bosna and Hercegovina, Sali Berisha of Albania,Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Milo Djukanovic Montenegro, participate in the European Union summit named �Contribution of the Western Balkans to the European Future� in Brdo, some 50 kilometres from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010.

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Prime Ministers ( L) Nikola Gruevski of Macedonia, Nikola Spiric of Bosna and Hercegovina, Sali Berisha of Albania,Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Milo Djukanovic Montenegro,as they participate at the European Union summit named �Contribution of the Western Balkans to the European Future� in Brdo, some 50 kilometres from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010.

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Prime Ministers ( L) Nikola Gruevski of Macedonia, Nikola Spiric of Bosna and Hercegovina, Sali Berisha of Albania,Hashim Thaci of Kosovo and Milo Djukanovic Montenegro,as they participate at the European Union summit named �Contribution of the Western Balkans to the European Future� in Brdo, some 50 kilometres from Ljubljana, on March 20, 2010.

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NATO peacekeepers guard the site of Gazimestan for the last day after it is handing the security to Kosovo Police on Thursday March 18, 2010. NATO says it is putting local police in charge of securing the site of an ancient battle that lies at the historical heart of Serbia's resolve to retain the territory of Kosovo. The site was the scene of an epic 1389 battle for Kosovo, in which a Christian army led by Serbian Prince Lazar was defeated by invading Ottoman forces. In 1989, Slobodan Milosevic used the site to deliver a speech that whipped up Serb nationalism that helped lead to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

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NATO peacekeepers guard the site of Gazimestan for the last day after it is handing the security to Kosovo Police on Thursday March 18, 2010. NATO says it is putting local police in charge of securing the site of an ancient battle that lies at the historical heart of Serbia's resolve to retain the territory of Kosovo. The site was the scene of an epic 1389 battle for Kosovo, in which a Christian army led by Serbian Prince Lazar was defeated by invading Ottoman forces. In 1989, Slobodan Milosevic used the site to deliver a speech that whipped up Serb nationalism that helped lead to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

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