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| Bush salutes Kosovo independence | Bush salutes Kosovo independence |
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| US President George W Bush has said history will show the independence of Kosovo to be the "correct move". | US President George W Bush has said history will show the independence of Kosovo to be the "correct move". |
| In a speech in Tanzania, Mr Bush said the US would soon establish full diplomatic relations with Kosovo. | In a speech in Tanzania, Mr Bush said the US would soon establish full diplomatic relations with Kosovo. |
| Earlier, Serbia withdrew its envoy to Washington in protest at the US stance. It says Kosovo's move violates international law. | Earlier, Serbia withdrew its envoy to Washington in protest at the US stance. It says Kosovo's move violates international law. |
| The UN Security Council is divided over how to respond to Monday's declaration, and it has failed to agree any action. | The UN Security Council is divided over how to respond to Monday's declaration, and it has failed to agree any action. |
| See a map of Kosovo's ethnic breakdown | See a map of Kosovo's ethnic breakdown |
| 'Peace' | 'Peace' |
| In his speech, Mr Bush said there was "a disagreement but we believe as many other nations do that history will prove this to be the correct move". | In his speech, Mr Bush said there was "a disagreement but we believe as many other nations do that history will prove this to be the correct move". |
| STANCE ON RECOGNITION For: Germany, Italy, France, UK, Austria, US, Turkey, Albania, Afghanistan Against: Russia, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Cyprus | STANCE ON RECOGNITION For: Germany, Italy, France, UK, Austria, US, Turkey, Albania, Afghanistan Against: Russia, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Cyprus |
| The president, who was speaking during a tour of Africa, said the US supported Kosovo's independence because "we believe it will bring peace". | The president, who was speaking during a tour of Africa, said the US supported Kosovo's independence because "we believe it will bring peace". |
| Earlier, in a letter to Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu, Mr Bush offered friendship to Kosovo, and said he supported "your embrace of multi-ethnicity as a principle of good governance". | Earlier, in a letter to Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu, Mr Bush offered friendship to Kosovo, and said he supported "your embrace of multi-ethnicity as a principle of good governance". |
| Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica has threatened to withdraw envoys from other countries which recognised the territory's secession. | Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica has threatened to withdraw envoys from other countries which recognised the territory's secession. |
| KOSOVO PROFILE Population about two millionMajority ethnic Albanian; 10% SerbUnder UN control since Nato drove out Serb forces in 19992,000-strong EU staff to take over from UN after independenceNato to stay to provide security Full text: Kosovo declarationIn pictures: CelebrationsAnger mounts in Mitrovica | KOSOVO PROFILE Population about two millionMajority ethnic Albanian; 10% SerbUnder UN control since Nato drove out Serb forces in 19992,000-strong EU staff to take over from UN after independenceNato to stay to provide security Full text: Kosovo declarationIn pictures: CelebrationsAnger mounts in Mitrovica |
| France, the UK, Germany and Italy have all recognised the new state but other states have not. | France, the UK, Germany and Italy have all recognised the new state but other states have not. |
| Both Russia and China supported Serbian President Boris Tadic when he made an impassioned appeal to the UN Security Council at Tuesday's meeting. | Both Russia and China supported Serbian President Boris Tadic when he made an impassioned appeal to the UN Security Council at Tuesday's meeting. |
| At a meeting in Brussels, the European Union set aside differences over the recognition of Kosovo's independence, by stressing that the breakaway Serbian province was not a precedent for separatists elsewhere. | At a meeting in Brussels, the European Union set aside differences over the recognition of Kosovo's independence, by stressing that the breakaway Serbian province was not a precedent for separatists elsewhere. |
| All 27 EU foreign ministers agreed to leave recognition up to each member state. | All 27 EU foreign ministers agreed to leave recognition up to each member state. |
| Spain and several other member states have withheld recognition because of concerns about separatist movements within their own borders. | Spain and several other member states have withheld recognition because of concerns about separatist movements within their own borders. |
| 'False state' | 'False state' |
| Serbian media report that Belgrade's ambassadors to all states which recognise Kosovo's independence are being ordered home. | Serbian media report that Belgrade's ambassadors to all states which recognise Kosovo's independence are being ordered home. |
| The Associated Press news agency quotes the foreign ministry as saying Serbia's envoys to France and Turkey have been withdrawn for "consultation until further notice". | The Associated Press news agency quotes the foreign ministry as saying Serbia's envoys to France and Turkey have been withdrawn for "consultation until further notice". |
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| Serbia's interior ministry has filed criminal charges against Kosovo Albanian leaders instrumental in proclaiming independence, accusing them of proclaiming a "false state" on Serbian territory. | Serbia's interior ministry has filed criminal charges against Kosovo Albanian leaders instrumental in proclaiming independence, accusing them of proclaiming a "false state" on Serbian territory. |
| In Belgrade, about 10,000 students marched in protest at the independence declaration, and Serb enclaves inside Kosovo also saw anti-independence rallies. | In Belgrade, about 10,000 students marched in protest at the independence declaration, and Serb enclaves inside Kosovo also saw anti-independence rallies. |
| Serbian security forces were driven out of Kosovo in 1999 after a Nato bombing campaign aimed at halting the violent repression of ethnic Albanian separatists. | Serbian security forces were driven out of Kosovo in 1999 after a Nato bombing campaign aimed at halting the violent repression of ethnic Albanian separatists. |
| The province has been under UN administration and Nato protection since then. | The province has been under UN administration and Nato protection since then. |
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