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EU to launch Kosovo mission before independence
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Feb 17, 2008 12:09pm |
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| Media | News Service - Reuters |
| News Date | Sunday, February 17, 2008 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The European Union is set to complete authorization of a big supervisory mission in Kosovo this week. The 27-nation bloc will use a low-profile diplomatic procedure to approve an operations plan for the 1,800-strong police and justice mission. The mission will replace the U.N. administration in Kosovo. Russia has argued the EU would be acting illegally but EU lawyers contend that U.N. Security Council resolution 1244, adopted in 1999 after a NATO air war drove Serb forces out of the province, provides a legal basis.
Between 20 and 22 EU governments are likely to recognize Kosovo rapidly, but at least five -- Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain -- are not expected to recognize the new state initially, the diplomats said. Cyprus is the most adamantly opposed, partly because of what it sees as a precedent that could lead to acceptance of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. |
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