Kosovo declares independence

Adam Szostkiewic thinks EU recognition of Kosovan independence would be a positive signal to Muslims. "The warnings that recognition of Kosovo would encourage separatists in Spain, Belgium, Slovakia or Romania are not convincing. The context there is different. … Recognition is not to be seen as tantamount to the anti-Serbianism that some are fed at their mother's breast, nor should it be considered a congenital rejection of the Orthodox Church or of Russia. In this case, there are other key considerations, including the fact that Kosovo bears a Muslim stamp. A gesture of support for its independence, by Europe and the USA, would have an important political impact: We don't believe in the war of the west against the Islamic world. Welcome!"

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