Pristina adopted statement on independence proclamation February 17

PanARMENIAN.Net - Pristina has adopted a statement of intent to proclaim independence on February 17. The scenario includes the festivities to be held in Kosovo on Sunday.



The celebrations will start upon an extra session of the Kosovo parliament and end in fireworks.



The two-hour session is expected to be followed by a news conference with participation of Prime Minister Thaci and President Sejdiu, СТА reports.



As Kosovo prepared to declare its independence Sunday, the Serbian president, Boris Tadic, vowed he would never recognize an independent Kosovo, indicating that Belgrade would downgrade, but not necessarily break, diplomatic relations with any government that recognized Pristina.



"I will never give up the fight for our Kosovo," Tadic, a moderate, said Friday as he was formally sworn in for a new five-year term, giving the clearest indication yet that the independence declaration would not be met by violence or war. He said bilateral ties with countries that recognized Kosovo would be circumscribed, but added that a possible decision by Belgrade to withdraw ambassadors would "not mean it would stop communicating with those countries or cut ties with those countries."