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Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008. On February 22 of that same year, the government of Alan García decided to recognise Kosovo as an independent country, which made Peru one of the four South American countries (along with Colombia , Guyana and Suriname ; the latter renounced recognition in favour of Serbia) in ...
Kosovo unilaterally self proclaimed independence from Serbia in 2008, a move which Serbia strongly rejects. Serbia does not recognize Kosovo as an independent state and continues to claim it as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. However, differences and disputes remain, while North Kosovo is partially under Serbian rule.
Flags of the United Nations member and non-member GA observer states in front of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 ...
Kosovo is a landlocked country in Southeastern Europe. The country is strategically positioned in the center of the Balkan Peninsula enclosed by Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, and Albania to the southwest. It has no direct access to the Mediterranean Sea but its rivers flow into three ...
The declaration represents an attempt to abolish the UN administration in Kosovo, to annul Serbia's sovereignty over its southern province and to impose independence as a unilateral solution for Kosovo. Kosovo was "the historical cradle of Serbia and constitutes one of the essential pillars of its identity".
A land exchange has been proposed between Serbia and the partially recognized state of Kosovo to make their border run along ethnic lines. [1] [2] Initially rejected by the international community, the little progress made by the European Union -backed Belgrade–Pristina negotiations has brought the idea into greater consideration in the EU ...
The European Union on Tuesday reprimanded Kosovo over the unilateral closure of six branches of a Serbia-licensed bank, saying the move would negatively impact the life of the ethnic Serb minority ...
US Central Intelligence Agency map of Serbia as of June 2006, including the autonomous provinces of Vojvodina (north) and Kosovo (south). Kosovo's constitutional status of the period June 1999-February 2008 was established by the United Nations in UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244, adopted on 10 June 1999.