Czech Republic–Kosovo relations

Babis told reporters that he would discuss the matter at Coordination meeting of Czech Foreign Policy, as he, as Prime Minister, cannot decide on this alone, on behalf of the government.

"I would prefer debates on this subject on our foreign relations meeting, that is, on the meeting attended by the President, the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament, the Prime Minister, the Head of Diplomacy and the Minister of Police. Our positions do not match. I will wait for the debate, and then take some stance on it", the prime minister told reporters.

Czech President Milos Zeman delighted his Serbian hosts at a joint press conference on Wednesday with his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, when he promised to push for the Czech Republic to withdraw its 2008 recognition of Kosovo at a counseling on the constitution expected to happen in one month.

PRAGUE - Serbia sees a great friend in the Czech Republic - its friendship dates back to the pre-WWII period and, as an EU member, it can provide much assistance to Serbia in its European integration, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said in Prague Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman has said that he does not believe that Serbia needs to recognise the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo to become a full member of the European Union.

The Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government will not recognize Kosovo's independence, according to reports by Serbia online Blic news.

Konstantinos Oikonomidis, Greek Ambassador to Belgrade, said that the Greek government will stick to existing positions. Greece is one of the five EU member states that have yet to recognize Kosovo's independence.

Seven years ago, on 17 February, the Parliament in Pristina unilaterally proclaimed Kosovo's independence from Serbia.

Now, hopes for a better life have turned to bitterness as poverty and corruption stall the country's progress, LA Times commented in an article marking the anniversary.

West accused of "allowing genocide in Kosovo"

BELGRADE -- Retired Czech Lt. Col. Marek Obrtel, who recently returned the military medals he received from NATO, says that "genocide against Serbs" took place in Kosovo.

Obrtel called the western military alliance "a criminal organization" because of the policies it conducts.

"Slovakia not changing position on Kosovo"

BELGRADE -- Slovak Ambassador in Belgrade Jan Varso has said on Wednesday that Bratislava's position on the non-recognition of Kosovo remains unchanged.

Slovakia's stand on the non-recognition of Kosovo remains unchanged, Varso told Tanjug, adding that "many have speculated about that".