Albania warns Kosovo against unilateral independence
Albania warned the Kosovo authorities against a unilateral declaration of independence, which the ethnic Albanian leaders of the Serbian province have threatened if there is no solution found in the status process by December 10.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Tuesday, October 23, 2007
"The Albanian government calls upon the Kosovo authorities not to take unilateral steps, but to coordinate the option that is left, because that option, for the moment, seems to be the recognition of independence", Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha said.
"Such an option should be coordinated with the US and other governments in the Contact Group", he added.
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Macedonia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said that the unilateral proclamation of independence by Kosovo may serve as a dangerous precedent for other countries.
After meetings in Skopje, Titov stressed that a unilateral declaration would be "the worst possible solution".
Only a decision reached through negotiations and with mutual accord of both sides would be acceptable for the region and the whole international community, Titov stated.
