The Romanian minister of foreign affairs, Adrian Ciorajanu, stressed that the position of his country towards independent Kosovo has not changed, and his country will not recognise the declaration.
"Ataka party insists that Bulgaria refuse to recognize the independence of this artificially-born country that would bless a handful of criminals at its helm," Volen Siderov, leader of the country's biggest nationalist party, commented in an interview for Darik radio hours before the official proclamation of independence.