A still-unsettled issue for the new year....
Serbia's PM Wants UN To Prevent Possible Kosovo Secession
BELGRADE (AP)--Serbia's prime minister sought support Wednesday from the United Nation's new secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, against granting independence to Kosovo, the separatist province whose future is being discussed in international talks...
Belgrade has proposed a broad autonomy for Kosovo, but the province's majority population demands complete secession.
"It is simply unacceptable and impossible that Serbia's borders be redrawn against its will," Kostunica said in his letter, a copy of which was obtained by the Associated Press.
He also said that if Kosovo - which accounts for 15% of Serbia's territory - becomes independent, it would effectively "create another Albanian state" in the Balkans, in addition to neighboring Albania. (END) Dow Jones Newswires
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