PRISTINA, Feb 19 (KUNA) -- Foreign diplomats of the countries that recognized Kosovo's independence presented their credentials to the President of the province Fatmir Siyedu Tuesday, boosting the constitutional shape of the new born self-declared state.| Note: That's KUNA's spelling. The Western press spells his name as Fatmir Sejdiu. |
Pristina's One radio said diplomats from the US, Britain, France, Turkey, Albania and Australia presented their credentials as head of their countries' diplomatic missions in Kosovo. Those countries, added the radio, already have liaison offices in Pristina since 2000 and would now be shifted to embassies. The radio anticipated that Croatia, Slovenia and Austria would follow suit. Seventeen European countries will announce recognition of Kosovo within days.
The government of Kosovo had sent letters to the leaders of 192 UN member states informing them of its independence and requesting official recognition. European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana is in Kosovo to launch the EU mission in the province. |