Cyprus’ Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nicholas Emiliou declared that Cyprus will not recognize Kosovo’s independence but Serbia will find it hard to win UN’s support. Asked to comment on Nicosia’s position on Serbia’s resolution filed to the UN General Assembly, Emiliou said that the document is …

Albanian intellectuals required President Bamir Topi to give Albanian citizenship to all Albanians living all over the word. According to the intellectuals, Albania should give citizenship to all Albanians from ethnic Albania, which includes Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, South Serbia, Greek part of Chameria and the Albanian Diaspora, calling for amendments …

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said. Lukashenko made the promise in the presence of several CIS leaders, Medvedev said. “Recognition (of the republics) is in our interests,” Medvedev added.