Kosovo to become independent by end of month, says US
Kosovo could be granted independence from Serbia by the end of the month, US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said here yesterday.
"We will be circulating today with our European allies a resolution in the Security Council that we believe will lead to the independence of Kosovo by the end of this month," Burns told journalists in the Croatian capital Zagreb.
"The United States is strongly supporting the independence of Kosovo."
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The UN Security Council is set to begin debate soon on two competing texts -- one Western and one Russian -- that will form the basis of a draft resolution on Kosovo's future status.
Burns, speaking after meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, also warned against Serbian ultra-nationalists entering a new government.