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The Kosovo’s President, Fatmir Sejdiu, yesterday reacted to Serbian President Boris Tadic announcement that he will visit the province this weekend, saying Tadic can visit Kosovo as private citizen. Sejdiu, who was in Prizren, said that President Boris Tadic’s tour of the Serb-inhabited areas “will have a private character”.

The Kosovo political status got another boost yesterday Burkina Faso – a landlocked nation in West Africa and Nauru – an island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific recognized its unilateral independence declaration.

Pristina: The Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci yesterday revealed that Kosovo enjoys great support inside the UN. He said Kosovo support because of the policies of government, friendly relations with its neighbors, and cooperation with international institutions, KFOR and the new EU mission.

Pristina: The Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu yesterday stated that NATO will stay in Kosovo, and Kosovo Security Forces will be formed according to NATO criteria. He said NATO forces in Kosovo have a large role to play.

Pristina: The Albanian authorities in the Kosovo capital yesterday said that they would not accept any agreement which might be reached by Serbian officials and UNMIK’s office in Belgrade.

The UN Security Council will hold Kosovo Session, which will be attended by President Boris Tadic on Monday. The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will present his quarterly Kosovo report to the Security Council in Kosovo session.

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the UNMIK mission is staying in Kosovo. “The UN will certainly be staying in Kosovo through its UNMIK mission,” said Ban in Vienna weekly few hours ago.

Serbia’s main ally, Russia yesterday said that unilateral declaration of independence is dangerous for Balkan peace. Russia said that Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence could lead to new conflicts in the Balkans.

Belgrade: Serbia yesterday calls on the UN and all its member nations to fully respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity and not to recognize the illegal and unilaterally proclaimed independence of the province of Kosovo and Metohija.

Serge Brammertz, the ICTY Chief Prosecutor said the day before yesterday that the arrest of the four remaining war crimes indictees is of critical importance, and Serbia needs to make some headway in its cooperation with the International Tribunal.