Bush: U.S. to support stable Kosovo

U.S. President George Bush says the U.S. will support a stable Kosovo that respects the Ahtisaari Plan. President Bush said that the U.S. will support Kosovo that looks after its minorities. Bush: U.S. to support stable Kosovo After meeting Kosovo President Fatmir Seijdu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, Bush told journalists at the White House that the United States would continue to support the province’s stability. “I want to thank you very much for your commitment to implementing the Ahtisaari Plan, particularly when it comes to minority rights. The United States will continue to work with those nations that have not recognized an independent Kosovo to convince them to do so as quickly as possible,” Bush stressed. He said that they had talked about economic issues, education, and Kosovo and Serbia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations, “which the United States supports in both cases”. The Kosovo president thanked Bush for everything the U.S. had done for Kosovo, while Thaci said that Kosovo would forever be in the U.S.’s debt. “We are here before President Bush to convey to him everything that the Kosovo people feel towards the U.S. that has always supported Kosovo’s freedom and independence. We also pledge to implement the Ahtisaari document consistently”, Sejdiu said. “Kosovo will be a country of democracy, a country for all its citizens. It will have a special respect for minorities. We are interested in having excellent relations with Serbia too. Our reference points are NATO and the EU,” he added. Thaci said that Kosovo was a “joint success story,” adding that Kosovo would be a democratic country, a land of possibilities for minorities. “Kosovo will have excellent relations with all its neighbors, in a democratic future with Serbia. Kosovo will have a permanent and unbreakable friendship with the U.S,” he pledged. Thaci, Sejdiu, Bush (Beta)

Bush: U.S. to support stable Kosovo

After meeting Kosovo President Fatmir Seijdu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, Bush told journalists at the White House that the United States would continue to support the province’s stability.

“I want to thank you very much for your commitment to implementing the Ahtisaari Plan, particularly when it comes to minority rights. The United States will continue to work with those nations that have not recognized an independent Kosovo to convince them to do so as quickly as possible,” Bush stressed.

He said that they had talked about economic issues, education, and Kosovo and Serbia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations, “which the United States supports in both cases”.

The Kosovo president thanked Bush for everything the U.S. had done for Kosovo, while Thaci said that Kosovo would forever be in the U.S.’s debt.

“We are here before President Bush to convey to him everything that the Kosovo people feel towards the U.S. that has always supported Kosovo’s freedom and independence. We also pledge to implement the Ahtisaari document consistently”, Sejdiu said.

“Kosovo will be a country of democracy, a country for all its citizens. It will have a special respect for minorities. We are interested in having excellent relations with Serbia too. Our reference points are NATO and the EU,” he added.

Thaci said that Kosovo was a “joint success story,” adding that Kosovo would be a democratic country, a land of possibilities for minorities.

“Kosovo will have excellent relations with all its neighbors, in a democratic future with Serbia. Kosovo will have a permanent and unbreakable friendship with the U.S,” he pledged.