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Washington  – The International Monetary Fund on Friday became the first major international institution to offer Kosovo membership.

According to a statement from a leader’s summit held in Brussels, Serbia is to be offered a “fast track” to European Union membership.

Pristina – An unknown Albanian group on Thursday claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a European Union office in Kosovo earlier this month and warned of attacks against the Serb minority.

Pristina: Serbia is showing willingness to cooperate in the area of the rule of law in northern Kosovo, said the UNMIK Deputy Chief David Harland, who, along with UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier, was in a delegation that met with Kosovo Minister Goran Bogdanovic.

Pristina: According to networks, the former U.S. Balkan negotiator Richard Holbrooke will meet with Kosovo Albanians’ senior officials in Pristina today.

Tskhinvali, Sukhumi: It’s not fair to compare South Ossetian breakaway region with Kosovo, the South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity stated yesterday.

Pristina: The leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj stated that there should be talks between Pristina and Belgrade on topics “of common interest for both sides” but the talks should be without mediators.

Jakup Krasniqi, Kosovo Albanian Assembly Speaker yesterday stated that he expected the EU mission “to spread to the whole territory of Kosovo by October”.

Belgrade, Pristina: The Italian General Giuseppe Emilio Gay yesterday assumed control of the international peacekeeping force in Kosovo. The New KFOR commander, Gay took over command from French Lieutenant General Xavier Bout de Marnhac.

Pristina: There are indications that Kosovo’s status “could be frozen” – says an influential Kosovo Albanian journalist.