Rice: Serbia, Kosovo both partners

Condoleezza Rice says that "Serbia and Kosovo are two separate countries", adding that the U.S. expects good relations with both.

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Condoleezza Rice says that "Serbia and Kosovo are two separate countries", adding that the U.S. expects good relations with both. “Kosovo independence is a fact many have recognized. We will try to make sure that the country succeeds, both through mobilization of resources and donors, but it must be understood that nothing can be done to reverse the situation that developed when Kosovo declared independence,” the U.S. secretary of state said in London. Rice: Serbia, Kosovo both partners She added that the “situation is delicate,” adding that the U.S. expected to “have good partners in both Kosovo and Serbia.” “The U.S. wants good relations with Serbia, and it expects them. Serbia is a member of the Partnership for Peace and has signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. I believe that these two separate countries will go towards their own futures that, I hope, will be better for their citizens than the past,” Rice stressed. Speaking of Kosovo, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said that “in December 2007, the EU decided to send a mission to Kosovo” and that “within the existing legal framework and documents, there is enough room for that mission to be deployed.” “The EU is a friend to all the countries of the region, and we are doing everything for the Western Balkans to move closer to the EU,” Rupel said. Condoleezza Rice and Dimitrij Rupel (FoNet archive)

Rice: Serbia, Kosovo both partners

She added that the “situation is delicate,” adding that the U.S. expected to “have good partners in both Kosovo and Serbia.”

“The U.S. wants good relations with Serbia, and it expects them. Serbia is a member of the Partnership for Peace and has signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. I believe that these two separate countries will go towards their own futures that, I hope, will be better for their citizens than the past,” Rice stressed.

Speaking of Kosovo, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said that “in December 2007, the EU decided to send a mission to Kosovo” and that “within the existing legal framework and documents, there is enough room for that mission to be deployed.”

“The EU is a friend to all the countries of the region, and we are doing everything for the Western Balkans to move closer to the EU,” Rupel said.

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