Kosovo independence declaration possible in 10 days

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Kosovo independence declaration possible in 10 days
Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:27am EST

PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - Kosovo will declare
independence from Serbia with Western backing
the weekend after the February 3 Serbian
presidential election if the nationalist candidate
wins, political sources said on Wednesday.

"If (Tomislav) Nikolic wins, it's the 9th or 10th,"
one of the sources told Reuters on condition of
anonymity.

If pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic wins the
closely-fought race, Kosovo Albanians would be
expected to wait until the following weekend, and
possibly until after a meeting of European Union
foreign ministers on February 18, the source said.

The West is "pushing for February," the source
added.

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