Serbia proposes dividing Kosovo along ethnic lines
Serbia proposed dividing newly independent Kosovo along ethnic lines on Monday, a move that was immediately rebuffed by Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian leadership in Pristina.
The proposal, submitted to the United Nations, is the culmination of a campaign by Serbia to entrench its political and administrative control over the northern part of Kosovo, which has a Serbian majority. Analysts said it was a largely symbolic gesture as the ethnic Albanian leadership in Pristina has vowed never to accept partition, while European countries and the United States would reject it at the United Nations Security Council.
“This proposal is a provocation from Belgrade, and we reject it 100 percent,” Kosovo’s deputy prime minister, Hajredin Kuqi, said in a telephone interview from Pristina.
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Serbia proposes dividing Kosovo along ethnic lines
International Herald Tribune
