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Belgrade: According to the Serbian Constitution, the first session of parliament must take place within the next 30 days, after the official election results have been published.

The Czech government yesterday decided to send 116 additional troops to Kosovo “because of the Serbian elections”.

Roderick Moore, the U.S. Ambassador in Podgorica yesterday called on Montenegro to recognize Kosovo’s unilateral independence. Moore stated that he expected Podgorica to bear in mind the fact that the vast majority of EU and NATO member states had recognized Kosovo’s unilateral independence declaration when taking its own decision on recognition.

Belgrade: The Serbian expats, who are eligible to vote, are today casting their ballots in four states, one day ahead of the elections in the country.

Georgia “has no intention to recognize the unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence” – asserted the Georgia’s President Mikhail Saakashvili on Thursday.

The United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice yesterday stated in London that “Serbia and Kosovo are two separate countries”, and the U.S. expects good relations with both.

Gerhard Schroeder, the former German chancellor stated yesterday that recognition of Kosovo’s unilateral independence goes against Europe’s best interests.

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin yesterday announced that his country continues to see Kosovo’s unilateral declaration as illegitimate and unjust.

Serbia finally signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union in Luxembourg yesterday.

The Russian Capital yesterday witnessed a pro-Serbia rally, in which over 1000 protestors, mainly young people, gathered in Moscow for a rally of support for Serbia, calling on Russia to send its army to Kosovo to protect the Serbs.