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Prague: The Czech Republic vice premier Petr Necas last night stated that Prague will not consider recognizing Kosovo Albanians’ unilaterally declared independence for at least another month.

Belgrade: It has “decided to organize local elections in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo”, says the Election Commission (RIK), which has published its decision on Kosovo election in the Official Gazette.

Yesterday, two prominent Kosovo Serb leaders severely criticized President Boris Tadic and his announcement he would sign the SAA with the EU.

Velimir Ilic yesterday warned that the DSS-NS coalition could be forced to start proceedings for President Boris Tadic’s removal from office over the SAA.

Joachim Ruecker last night said that Belgrade can only hold local elections in 5 majority Serb municipalities, but not on May 11, as the technical conditions do not exist.

The U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday said that the U.S. and EU are Serbia’s friends, but that Kosovo’s development as an independent state must be allowed.

Moscow – Russia has warned the international forces in Kosovo, EU and NATO to act sensibly, fairly, and strictly within the mandate entrusted to them by the UN.

Joachim Ruecker, the UN Kosovo mission, UNMIK, chief said, “only UNMIK can hold elections in Kosovo and all other elections will not have any kind of value.” Ruecker said that Serbian local elections in Kosovo would “violate Resolution 1244″.

Doris Pack, the European Parliament’s Head of Delegation for South-Eastern Europe said that EU Foreign and Security Policies Chief Javier Solana’s statement that Belgrade should sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU before the May 11 parliamentary elections, was not an attempt to get involved in Serbia’s internal affairs.

It’s been and it had always been Russia’s right to ask about the matter associated with their region, said the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Kosovo notes from the April 2 Duma session released yesterday.