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Ethnic Albanian leaders react to attack

Ethnic Albanian party leaders in the south of the country on Tuesday condemned an incident when a bomb exploded in Preševo. Two people were hurt overnight in that town in the region close to the administrative line with Kosovo.

K. Albanians to send “new arguments”

Representatives of the Kosovo Albanian government in PriÅ¡tina will on July 17 send additional arguments to the International Court of Justice, reports said. The move, according to Albanian language daily Koha Ditore, will seek to “defend the legitimacy of the independence declaration”.

Belgrade expects extradition of ex-KLA

Italian authorities yesterday arrested a Kosovo Albanian wanted by Serbia on war crimes charges. Muarem Gasi was a member of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, and is believed to have killed two Serb civilians during the 1999 conflict in the province. He was detained on an international arrest warrant.

Dominican Republic recognizes Kosovo

The Dominican Republic has today recognized Kosovo, the Kosovo Albanian government’s foreign affairs ministry in PriÅ¡tina announced. The ministry also said that the Dominican Republic congratulated “authorities and people of Kosovo on their achievements so far and on forming institutions that have enabled the people to have a sovereign and internationally recognized state”.

Ex-KLA member arrested in Italy

Italian authorities have arrested an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo, charged in Serbia with war crimes committed in the province in 1999. The suspect, identified as Muharem Gasi, was a member of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).

“Kosovo will be represented as state”

Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci says Kosovo will be represented “in all summits as a state”. The Kosovo Albanian leader is in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where he is attending a gathering, and where he commented on FM Vuk Jeremić’s absence.