Kosovo, formerly a part of serbian territory,with some two million people, predominantly occupied by nearly 90 % albanians has declared itself independant.World countries like US and European countries are about to recognise it.
Kosovo which has been waging a bloody war since 1999 and for some time in the recent past has been under the UN control and administration has atlast declared itself independant.
The independence of Kosovo evoked mixed reactions among the countries of the world.Serbia, whose cultural cradle has been Kosovo, strongly opposes it.Similarly, countries like China, Indonesia and Srilanka have also been opposing it.Infact China has planned to thwart the attempts of Kosovo through its veto power in the security council of the UN.
China, for fear of creating a bad precedent in Hongkong, is opposing Kosovo.Indonesia having already lost East Tymoor,Srilanka for fear of creating a bad precedent to the Tamil Ealam for the Tigers,have proposed to oppose the independance of Kosovo.
Tigers who are fighting for Tamil Ealam have on the other hand welcomed the independance of Kosovo and also sought to support its right for self-determination under the resolutions of the UN charter.
In any event to the albanians living in Kosovo, there is no sign of a rosy picture in the international arena, in the wake of the mixed reactions from the international arena for their newly acquired status.
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