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Kosovo Crisis Watch – ATS to hold historic first-ever tourism conference in Kosovo – TravelDailyNews.com

ATS to hold historic first-ever tourism conference in Kosovo – TravelDailyNews.com
ATS is using the platform of the USTOA Annual Conference and Marketplace in Banff, Canada, December 8-10, 2009, to roll out the promotional campaign for this historic event. The official ATS announcement follows the formal invitation made by Kosovo …

Patriarch Pavle: Head of the Serbian Orthodox Church during the Kosovo War (Independent)
Patriarch Pavle, who has died at the age of 95, was a devout and personally meek former monk, who during the 1990s found himself head of the Serbian Orthodox Church at a time of huge turmoil in the Balkans.

Atlas Electric sets sights on Kosovo, Albania (Knoxville News Sentinel)
KNOXVILLE — Months after Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale traveled to Kosovo in an effort to boost economic development, a local contractor announced that it has set up shop in that country.Atlas Electric Co. announced Wednesday that it suspended its construction presence in the Knoxville market last month, and has established an office in Kosovo, where it is hoping to carve out a niche in …

Guard called a good fit for Kosovo (The Bismarck Tribune)
North Dakota National Guard troops are accustomed to dealing with floods, fires, tornadoes and blizzards.

UN Court Hears Serbian Challenge To Kosovo Independence – Radio Free Europe
THE HAGUE — The legality of Kosovo’s secession from Serbia is being reviewed by the International Court of Justice in hearings that started today in The Hague. In nine days of hearings, the court is taking into consideration arguments from Kosovo …

ND general sees gains in Kosovo – Grand Forks Herald
Alan Dohrmann of Bismarck took responsibility for the 2,200-member Multi-National Task Force East on Nov. 14. The group, which includes 650 soldiers from North Dakota who deployed in August, is one of four NATO member task forces in Kosovo.

Kosovo warns World Court that overturning its independence could … – Baltimore Sun
Head of the Serbian delegation and Serbia’s ambassador to France, Dusan Batakovic, right, talks to other members of the delegation at the opening of hearings at the International Court of Justice into the legality of Kosovo’s February 2008 …

Kosovo tells world court independence “irreversible” (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Kosovo told the world court on Tuesday that its 2008 declaration of independence was irreversible, arguing against Serbia’s claims that the act was a “flagrant violation” of its territorial integrity.

Bulgaria to give evidence in World Court case on Kosovo – Sophia Echo
Bulgaria was scheduled to give evidence on December 4 2009 in the International Court of Justice in The Hague in support of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia. The court began hearing oral evidence on December 1 in the case …

No arguments for Kosovo secession – Focus Infomation
Belgrade. All countries are under obligation to respect sovereignty and territorial integrity of another country. There were no reasons enough for the secession of Kosovo. These facts were pointed out by the representatives of Azerbeijan and Belarus …

Atlas Electric. moves to Kosovo four months after Ragsdale visit (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Four months after Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale traveled to Kosovo to boost economic development, a local contractor has announced that it has set up shop in the European country.Atlas Electric Co. said Wednesday it suspended its operations in the Knoxville market last month and has established an office in Kosovo, where it is hoping to carve out a niche in rebuilding infrastructure such as …

Kosovo rules out return to Serbia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Kosovo ruled out on Tuesday re-uniting with Serbia or resuming talks on its status, as a top UN court heard arguments about whether Pristina’s declaration of independence broke international law.

ND general sees gains in Kosovo (WFMJ Youngstown)
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota National Guard general who recently took command of a large peacekeeping force in Kosovo says he sees a “noticeable improvement” in the area’s security since he was last there in 2005.

Serbia’s fight for Kosovo is like a game of chess: Vuk Jeremic – Focus Infomation
Belgrade. Serbian foreign minster Vuk Jeremic expressed his confidence the decision of the International Court in The Hague on the case Serbia against Kosovo, which starts Monday, will be in Serbia’s favor-i.e. the one-sided announcement of Kosovo …