Article: VOA NEWS: KOSOVO PRIME MINISTER OPTIMISTIC TALKS WILL LEAD TO INDEPENDENCE PROPOSAL

The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Barry Wood

Kosovo's prime minister said Tuesday he is hopeful that talks now under way at the United Nations will soon lead to independence for the Serbian province that has a 90 percent ethnic Albanian population.

Prime Minister Agim Ceku said this is a very important week for Kosovo. Speaking at a joint news conference with Macedonia's prime minister, Ceku spoke with confidence about the Kosovo status talks chaired by Finish negotiator Martti Ahtisaari.

Those talks between Kosovo's ethnic Albanians and the Serbian government have failed to make significant progress since they were launched in February. The Serbs continue to oppose ...

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