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Brussels: The Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said that the 16,000 NATO led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) would remain in the Serbian province to maintain peace and stability.

Serbia’s Vuk Jeremic has urged EU to ink a trade accord with Belgrade before the end of January.
The Foreign Minister has also said it could affect the result of presidential elections marking western-oriented reformers against the pro-Russian nationalists.

Ljubljana, Slovenia: America and Germany have decided to recognize Kosovo after it announces its independence. They will also urge the rest of Europe to follow the same.

Slovenia is hosting the European Commission at a conference centre outside Ljubljana, while the President, Nicolas Sarkozy, is busy dazzling the global media at the Elysee’ palace.
Slovenes have given a summary of policy agenda of European Union between now and June 30. Mr Sarkozy framed his sight for France’s EU presidency from July 1 to [...]

Slovenia said that it will start membership talks with Serbia.
Slovenia, at the helm of EU’s six month rotating presidency, is calling for talks targeted at Serbian membership of the elite club to begin soon.

The European Commission has urged Serbia not to link closer ties with the EU to the bloc’s future role in the breakaway province of Kosovo.
The warning came after the prime minister of Serbia said in a statement that the EU would have to choose between Belgrade and Pristina.

Parliament of Kosovo endorsed a coalition government channelized by ex-guerilla Hashim Thaci. He promised to lead the Albanian majority province to independence from Serbia.
Assembly with 120 seats voted 85-22 for the approval of grand coalition of Democratic Party of Mr Thaci and the Democratic League of Kosovo, the two dominant parties of territory after the [...]

Serbia is ready to sign an agreement with the European Union by the end of January.

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said, “Serbia hopes that we are going to be able to sign the Stablization and Association Agreement (SAA) on the 28th of January.”