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Olog-hai
on Fri Feb 20 10:22:31 2009, in response to Re: EU Taking Over Kosovo (from UN), posted by Olog-hai on Thu Dec 11 02:25:33 2008.
edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Boris Tadic, president of Serbia (and a friendlier one to the EU than his predecessor), calls Kosovo a "failed state".
Balkan Insight
Kosovo 'A Failed State' - Serbia's TadicBelgrade | 17 February 2009Kosovo is not an independent state despite seceding from Serbia a year ago, Serbia's President Boris Tadic told AFP in an interview.
For Serbia, the Feb. 17 anniversary is "a day when the authorities in Pristina declared the independence of Kosovo in an illegal way, based on international law," Tadic said.
"A year later, it's clear to everyone who wants to see the real situation in Kosovo that it's not a state," he said, adding that its status as a failed state was glaring, particularly on the issue of human rights.
The level of "human rights protection is really minimal, which is proven by the lack of Serbs and other refugees returning to their homes."
Tadic also accused Kosovo authorities of failing to fight organized crime, notably drug trafficking.
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