Serbia: No independence for Kosovo

The Article

14 February 2005

President Boris Tadic has rejected calls for Kosovar independence while on an official visit to Serbia's southern province.

His visit to Kosovo on Sunday marked the first time a Serbian head of state has entered Kosovo since it became a UN protectorate at the end of the 1998-1999 war.

"I am against the independence of Kosovo and for me, it is unacceptable. I will never accept such a solution," Tadic told some 2000 Serbs gathered to greet him in the central Kosovo town Strpce.

Tadic said his trip was designed to remind the world of the plight of Serbs in Kosovo, the historic heartland of Serbian culture and religion.

The visit comes before long-awaited talks on Kosovo's final status, expected to start later this year under UN auspices.........(continued).........
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COMMENT: Although an old article, it gives some perspective of past comments concerning the attitude about Kosovo becoming independent.