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  • For Albanians in Kosovo, Hope for Independence From Serbia

    06/13/2006 10:08:33 AM PDT · by Bokababe · 13 replies · 466+ views
    NY Times ^ | June 13, 2006 | Nicholas Wood
    BELGRADE, Serbia, June 8 — Seven years after Kosovo was placed under United Nations control, it appears increasingly likely that the province will be allowed to break away from Serbia formally and become an independent nation. Members of the United Nations Security Council appear to be leaning toward permitting Kosovo to go its own way. The Council is expected to vote on Kosovo's fate by the end of the year, unless the Serbs and Kosovo Albanians, who have been negotiating unsuccessfully for months, reach a resolution. But some of the world's most powerful countries are fearful the move will encourage...