Romania’s Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi has reiterated that his country will not recognize Kosovo. He also stressed that Romania supports the Western Balkan countries on their path towards the EU.
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“ICJ case delays recognition processâ€
April 23rd, 2010 |
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A Kosovo Albanian government officials says that Serbia’s “lawsuit against Kosovo’s independence†before the ICJ had “slowed down the process of recognitionâ€. Skender Hyseni, appointed by the government in PriÅ¡tina as its foreign minister, was quoted as saying today that the ICJ case “provided an excuse for many countries that still haven’t recognized Kosovo to ask for more time to make a decisionâ€.
Tadić: Kosovo recognition not EU condition
March 28th, 2010 |
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President Boris Tadić said that even though 22 countries of the EU have recognized Kosovo, recognition is not a condition for Serbia’s integration. “Any other situation would be a very big problem and the integration process would be blocked,†Tadić said at a joint press conference held with his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipović after a forum dedicated to the Western Balkans held in Brussels.
“Serbian presence would mean Kosovo recognitionâ€
March 20th, 2010 |
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Foreign Ministry Political Director Borko Stefanović said Serbia would be recognizing Kosovo’s independence by participating in the conference in Slovenia. Serbian President Boris Tadić has made a definitive decision that he will not be attending the regional conference in Slovenia aimed at discussing the European integration of the Western Balkans.
FM: EU main goal, no Kosovo recognition
March 7th, 2010 |
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Joining the EU is Serbia’s main goal, and there is no EU member-state that is against that, says Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić. In an interview published by the Madrid-based El Mundo newspaper, the chief of Serbia’s diplomacy also said that Serbia and all of the Western Balkans are of great geo-political significance for the EU, “which cannot count on its own stability without the Balkans”.
K. Albanians optimistic about Greek recognition
February 15th, 2010 |
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The Kosovo Albanian government in PriÅ¡tina foreign minister says that Greece is “moving toward recognizing Kosovo’s independence”. Skender Hyseni was also quoted as saying that after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling in the Kosovo case, “a series of countries who have not done so will recognize Kosovo as an independent state”.
“Ties back to normal if recognition is re-examined”
January 19th, 2010 |
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Diplomatic relations with Montenegro will return to normal if Podgorica re-examines its decision to recognize Kosovo, says Serbian MFA’s political director. Beta news agency reports that Borislav Stefanović made the comments for state broadcaster RTS on Monday night, and that he added that Belgrade “could not act as if nothing had happened in the wake of Montenegro’s recognition of Kosovoâ€.
No recognition “ever, under any circumstancesâ€
January 12th, 2010 |
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President Boris Tadić said on Tuesday that he expects the negotiations on the status of Kosovo to continue after the ICJ ruling. The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to give its advisory opinion this year on the legality of the February 2008 unilateral independence declaration, made by the province’s ethnic Albanians.
“Kosovo recognition to continue”
December 18th, 2009 |
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Kosovo Albanian Prime Minister Hashim Thaci stated that the process of recognizing Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence “would continue”. He said that there would be even more recognitions because of the debate before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague that was held regarding the declaration.
Belarus to consider recognition of Abkhazia, S. Ossetia
November 5th, 2009 |
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The Belarusian parliament is to consider next week the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the head of the presidential administration said. “Next week, the parliament will begin considering the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia,” Vladimir Makei said, adding Belarusian lawmakers are to visit the republics in order “to study the situation.”
Belarus to consider recognition of Abkhazia, S. Ossetia
November 5th, 2009 |
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The Belarusian parliament is to consider next week the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the head of the presidential administration said. “Next week, the parliament will begin considering the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia,” Vladimir Makei said, adding Belarusian lawmakers are to visit the republics in order “to study the situation.”
Schroeder: Kosovo recognition “grave mistakeâ€
October 15th, 2009 |
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Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder says that the recognition of Kosovo’s unilateral independence declaration was a grave mistake. In an interview with Serbian weekly NIN, Schroeder said that this was backed up by the fact that two-thirds of the international community had not recognized Kosovo.
Slovak PM: No recognition of Kosovo
September 21st, 2009 |
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Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico says there is no reason for his country to change its position on Kosovo’s unilateral independence. “Our position on Kosovo is not just a matter of affection towards Serbia, nor does it have anything to do with our position towards the U.S. or Russia,†Fico told a joint press conference after meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković.
Innovation@Intel: Face Tracking Enhances Speech Recognition
August 17th, 2009 |
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A classic speech recognition problem is how the computer can determine whether the user is talking to the computer, or to someone else. Intel researchers have developed an innovative solution with face-tracking software that processes video from a camera above the PC screen to determine whether the user is facing the PC or looking away. When the user is facing the PC, audio input and speech recognition is enabled; when the user is looking away, it’s muted. This application utilizes two compute-intensive and highly-parallelizable workloads: image processing and speech recognition, and is currently most feasible on multi-core PCs. For more information, see video from Research@Intel Day 2009.
Marshall Goldsmith: Are You Encouraging Suck-ups?
July 24th, 2009 |
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Every company claims to discourage suck-ups. Every leader claims to despise suck-ups. If we all hate suck-ups so much, why does so much sucking-up go on?
James Zogby: The Evolution of the Acceptance of a Palestinian State
July 18th, 2009 |
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With Benyamin Netanyahu agreeing to a Palestinian State (albeit one that meets his specifications), and the European Union’s Javier Solana calling for a Security Council…
Thaci: Belgrade considering recognition
July 15th, 2009 |
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Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci says that Belgrade has begun considering recognizing Kosovo’s unilateral independence. Serbian Kosovo Minister Goran Bogdanović called Thaci’s statements a marketing ploy.
“Tacit recognition of Kosovo taking place”
July 13th, 2009 |
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Opposition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) officials say that the government is “entering a tacit recognition of Kosovo”. For this reason, Jovan Palalić told a news conference in Belgrade on Monday, the government is avoiding parliamentary debates on the matter.